A former vicar and Coventry author has shared a fascinating account of a bombing raid on a Foleshill Church. Today marks 85 years since the raid on Foleshill gas works on October 29, 1940. Some of the ...
Coventry Cathedral is 100 years old. On September 6, 1918, the Diocese of Coventry was officially formed - and the magnificent medieval church of St Michael's was given cathedral status. St Michael's, ...
On Christmas Day 85 years ago, just weeks after the devastation of the Coventry Blitz, a small group gathered in the shattered shell of the city's cathedral for a service broadcast live to the nation.
On 14 November 1940 the German Luftwaffe dropped so many bombs on Coventry that three guarters of the city was destroyed. Such was the devastation, the Germans coined a term to describe it - "to ...
When German bombers unleashed a devastating raid on Coventry on 14 November, 1940, one man made for the roof instead of seeking shelter. The Reverend Graham Clitheroe had been preparing for such a ...
Volunteers are commemorating the 85th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz by rebuilding its cathedral out of cardboard. Over 11 hours overnight on 14 November, 1940, German bombs fell relentlessly on ...
The ruins of the 14th-century Coventry Cathedral stand as a reminder of the blitz the city suffered in 1941. (Photo by Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images) It should all have been so different for ...