
Rob Orland Historic Coventry All posts by this member | 1 of 10 Fri 6th Jul 2012 9:04pm Webmaster: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:1512 The two links below will take you to some encouraging news for our city....
Hidden from public view for 70 years, the salvaged medieval glass of St. Michael's, Coventry is being bought back to life via an innovative joint project between World Monuments Fund Britain and Coventry Cathedral.
World Monuments Fund Britain (WMFB) CEO, Dr Jonathan Foyle, presents an overview of their joint project with Coventry Cathedral to safeguard and secure the future of the iconic ruins of St. Michael's, Coventry.
It's good to know that there are still people around to look after our heritage. ![]() |
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flapdoodle Coventry All posts by this member | 2 of 10 Fri 6th Jul 2012 9:21pm Member: Joined Nov 2010 Total posts:833 That does look interesting. Some of the glass from Coventry ended up in a church in Iceland. |
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MisterD-Di Sutton Coldfield All posts by this member | 3 of 10 Fri 6th Jul 2012 10:58pm Member: Joined Sep 2011 Total posts:795 Any more details? We shall be in Iceland at the end of the month.
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Rob Orland Historic Coventry All posts by this member Thread starter | 4 of 10 Fri 6th Jul 2012 11:01pm Webmaster: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:1512 There are a few details that I've put together on this page ![]() |
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MisterD-Di Sutton Coldfield All posts by this member | 5 of 10 Sat 7th Jul 2012 1:15am Member: Joined Sep 2011 Total posts:795 Excellent, thank you! We are in Akureyri on 27th July so hopefully we will get a chance to have a look while we are strolling round. It's not a huge place, apparently, but it is at the end of a fjord in the north of Iceland.
We are in Reykjavik the following day but are doing a local tour so may not be able to get to Askirkja. I'll try to get some photos of whatever we get to see. ![]() |
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Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 6 of 10 Sun 21st Oct 2012 3:12am Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:2803 I think we would all agree with Jonathan Foyle. However I think all members on this forum are doing their utmost with regards to the history of Coventry. It is good to know though that there are people like him with strong feelings and I do believe he needs all the support he can get. ![]() |
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Rootes66 Dunfermline All posts by this member | 7 of 10 Sun 21st Oct 2012 10:27am Member: Joined Sep 2012 Total posts:82 There are also some pieces of this stained glass on display in the Cathedral's current art exhibition. We were told by the guide on our visit, that the old stained glass from the cathedral was removed in a great hurry at the beginning of the war and wasn't labelled or catalogued. Part of the project apparently is to use computer software to try to match up the uncoordinated fragments.
Cheers,
Hugh Hugh |
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Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 8 of 10 Sun 21st Oct 2012 3:35pm Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:2803 Thanks for all the information Rob, old and new, I have seen the beautiful 'glass' before but it is always a delight to look at again. ![]() |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 9 of 10 Sun 21st Oct 2012 7:01pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5118 There was further discussion about the glass in Akureyri here ![]() |
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MisterD-Di Sutton Coldfield All posts by this member | 10 of 10 Tue 23rd Jul 2013 5:23pm Member: Joined Sep 2011 Total posts:795 Further to the references to the Coventry stained glass in Iceland, we are off there again tomorrow and hopefully this time I shall be able to see and photograph the glass there.
Last time in Akureyri the church was closed for a funeral, but I am hoping we shall be able to see it from inside this time. We shall also be spending some time in Reykjavik so should be able to get photos of the glass there too. I will try and post them if possible. |
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