



Baz Coventry All posts by this member | 1 of 129 Tue 31st Jul 2012 11:12pm Member: Joined May 2012 Total posts:334 I know it is not an old building as buildings go, but the amount of work that went into building it was vast. I am trying to find out about the three figures that stand tall above the main doorway. Can any one tell me who they were? Don't tell me it's the three wise men. Working for our council - ha ha ha.
Here are a few more bits of art.
All photo's taken on St Mary Street. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Always looking forward to looking at the past. |
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Baz Coventry All posts by this member Thread starter | 2 of 129 Wed 1st Aug 2012 9:18pm Member: Joined May 2012 Total posts:334 I did see a picture somewhere with regards to a raised walk way from the rear of the Council House to St. Mary's. It must have been 40 feet in the air. And something to do with a wall that MAY have been part of the Castle.
I don't have this photo but do recall it being in a newspaper that I gave back to a lady that lent it to me. ![]() Always looking forward to looking at the past. |
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 3 of 129 Wed 1st Aug 2012 10:30pm Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2975 Coventry was part of the diocese of Lichfield until 1918.
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Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 4 of 129 Fri 14th Jun 2013 1:19pm Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:3479 You have just brought my notice to the Council House Dutchman, via your link. Not a lot has been
mentioned about this lovely 100 year old building. I sincerely hope there are no dire plans for it in
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heritage Bedworth All posts by this member | 5 of 129 Fri 14th Jun 2013 5:09pm Member: Joined Sep 2011 Total posts:368 I knew this was in my file but had trouble locating it.
Quality is not great as it is from the Coventry Graphic in December 1915. It shows the building of the Council House on the Hay Lane corner. Hopefully you can read the text underneath the image.
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 7 of 129 Fri 14th Jun 2013 6:27pm Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2975 The Coventry Graphic were fiercely critical of the new Council House...
'the exterior of the Council House is being overloaded with gaudy ornament'
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Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 8 of 129 Sat 15th Jun 2013 3:04am Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:3479 That's a shame then, because I always thought it looked a rather grand building and I still do. There is not
many of them left. ![]() |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member | 9 of 129 Thu 4th Dec 2014 10:26am Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 Council house being built 100 years gallery
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MattB Tile Hill, Coventry All posts by this member | 10 of 129 Sat 13th Jun 2015 3:36pm Member: Joined Jun 2015 Total posts:1 Hi, new here.
I am trying to find a picture of the figure that stands on top of the clock tower of the council house, can anyone help me out
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 11 of 129 Wed 17th Jun 2015 12:07pm Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1840 Hi Mattb, and welcome to the forum. Though the figure is not very clear, this picture may interest you from the Coventry Herald 1915 when the building was nearly finished and the scaffolding removed. I don't think I have seen a close up of the figure or what it is but no doubt one of our forum members can come up with something. Maybe one of our photographer members could take a zoom lens to get a better picture.
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 12 of 129 Wed 17th Jun 2015 12:14pm Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1840 And never give up, a further search has come up with this dated 1915
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 13 of 129 Fri 19th Jun 2015 10:48am Member: Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:2867 Good find Anne! Don't think I've ever noticed him before.
And 100 years on - Google Maps
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 14 of 129 Fri 19th Jun 2015 12:04pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5607 Me neither! Well done, Anne ![]() |
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Heathite Coventry All posts by this member | 15 of 129 Tue 30th Jun 2015 2:22pm Member: Joined Aug 2012 Total posts:724 I thought it a perfectly clear day to get a good or clearer photograph of the statuette.
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