2007

SP3379 : Broadgate and Precincts

taken 17 years ago, near to Coventry, England

Broadgate and Precincts
Broadgate and Precincts
Taken from the tower of the old cathedral church of St. Michael, looking westwards down the line of the Upper and Lower Precinct shopping areas towards Mercia House[1], the tower block at the bottom end of the Lower Precinct. To the right of Mercia House is the red sandstone tower of St John's Church. To its left a little further into the distance is the Skydome and Odeon complex in Spon Street, partially obscured by the blue blob of Ikea. The grey tower block to the left is Coventry Point in Market Way. In the foreground is the roof of the Cathedral Lanes shopping centre swamping Broadgate. Left foreground is Pepper Lane, running towards High Street.

To see how it looked in 1975, see Link
and 1983 : Link .
1. Mercia House

16 storey residential block above shops. Architect: Coventry City Architect's Dept. Builder: Lavender MacMillan Ltd. Date: 1967. (Source: 'Coventry New Architecture' G Lewison, R Billingham 1969)

2. Views from St Michael's tower

High-level views of Coventry from the tower of St Michael's cathedral church ('the old cathedral').


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SP3379, 1833 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
E Gammie   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 13 September, 2007   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 13 September, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 331 790 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:24.4804N 1:30.8469W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 335 790
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