2008

SP3379 : City wall bastion, Upper Well Street

taken 16 years ago, near to Coventry, England

City wall bastion, Upper Well Street
City wall bastion, Upper Well Street
A section of the city wall[1] sandwiched between the Coventry Telegraph building on the left and the Salvation Army Citadel on the right.
1. Coventry city wall

The city wall was a little over 2 miles in circumference when completed in 1534. Having taken 180-200 years in construction, it was not primarily a defensive structure. Charles II ordered it to be rendered indefensible in 1662 and much of it was subsequently demolished and the stone used as a building source. The gates survived into the late eighteenth century, when all but the two surviving gates were removed.

The city wall remains are listed as a scheduled ancient monument.


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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Historic sites and artefacts Building Material: Sandstone Category: City walls other tags: City Wall Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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E Gammie   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 17 January, 2008   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 17 January, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 331 793 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:24.6421N 1:30.8099W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 331 793
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