2011

SP3378 : The Cappers' Chapel, former Coventry Cathedral

taken 13 years ago, near to Coventry, England

The Cappers' Chapel, former Coventry Cathedral
The Cappers' Chapel, former Coventry Cathedral
Chapel to the Cappers' Guild in the south aisle of the former Coventry Cathedral, one of a number of such chapels assigned to different craft guilds. Capmaking was a flourishing trade in Coventry in the late 15th/early 16th Centuries, and in 1531 the craft guild asked for a chapel. Initially this one, dedicated to St Thomas, was assigned to them, initially alongside the cardmakers and saddlers whose chapel it was, but the cost of upkeep became too much for the latter and within six years it became the sole preserve of the cappers.
St Michael's ruins :: SP3379

The cathedral church of St Michael dates from the 13th century. Originally a large parish church, it was raised to cathedral status in 1918. Much of the church was destroyed during WW2, leaving the spire (built between 1371 and the 1430s) and the outer walls. A grade I listed building


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SP3378, 1564 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Ian Capper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 27 January, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 16 September, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 335 789 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:24.4696N 1:30.4563W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 335 789
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