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The 15th century St Michael's Tower stands at the west entrance to the Cathedral ruins.

Although the spire survived the Coventry bombing during the Second World War, it did not appear to come out completely unscathed. The top of the spire is actually three feet off centre and this gave rise to concern from the salvage team after the war who seriously considered demolishing the tower and spire due to the possibility that the bombing had made the structure unsound. Fortunately, it was found that the lean was due to an ongoing subsidence problem which has given cause for extensive foundation support work over the centuries. Thanks to the work done, the tower and spire now stand at least as strong as when they were first built, six hundred years ago.