Pre and post war plans for Coventry

More stumbled upon pictures


Pre war thoughts on Broadgate


Post war Broadgate and Trinity Street - Looking up Trinity Street I think


The Precinct


The Precinct again


Corporation Street

And an academic discourse

Thanks Rebbonk.

(Please see also this section at Historic Coventry)

As can be seen from the drawings it was originally intended that the upper floors of the Precinct contain domestic dwellings and that what is now Smithford Way/Market Way remain accesible to private cars. The closure of "Market Street" as it was then known was a last minute decision taken just before work started on Market Way and the Lower Precinct.

Coventry is a ridiculous city centre, surrounded by a ridiculous ringroad. It needs bombing again.

You should get a t-shirt made:

COVENTRY
IS
RIDICULOUS!


And I bet the word ridiculous would confuse a lot of the younger generation