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Coventry at Work is a fascinating pictorial history of the working life of the city of Coventry through the years.

Coventry has been one of the most important cities in England since the Middle Ages. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Coventry became an industrial centre, renowned for clock and watch manufacturing and later for building cars, bicycles and aircraft. Its significance drew massive air attacks during the Second World War and the historic centre of Coventry was destroyed. The city was rebuilt in the post-war era, including a new cathedral, and the city boomed, then was hard hit by industrial decline in the late twentieth century, but recent decades have seen a gradual recovery, recognised with Coventry becoming the 2021 UK City of Culture. Lost Coventry presents a portrait of this corner of the East Midlands over the last century, showing not only industries and buildings that have gone but also people and street scenes, many popular places of entertainment and much more. This fascinating photographic history of lost Coventry will appeal to all those who live in the area or know it well, as well as those who remember it from previous decades.

A history of Coventry

Explore the city of Coventry in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Coventry through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Secret Coventry goes behind the facades of the familiar to discover the lesser-known aspects of the city's fascinating past. Join author David McGrory as he reveals the city's forgotten and untold tales, and its heroes and villains. Find out about Coventry's status as a centre for culture in the Elizabethan period, explore the hidden tunnels beneath the city streets, and learn about the Roman mosaics discovered in the heart of the city. You may think that you know Coventry, but take another look around and you will find more than you could possibly imagine.

The decapitated Lord: Medieval slaughter at the castle! The most dreadful Christmas calamities in Coventry's history are inside! With sieges, battles, crimes, riots, disasters, all-out attempts at demolition and some truly dreadful punishments to boot, you'll never see the city in the same way again.

A history of Coventry