NeilsYard
Coventry |
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Wed 28th Sep 2022 9:10am
Yes, it’s the recent work I am interested in, and how that spiral staircase looks! The cafe/restaurant looks good. |
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Helen F
Warrington |
92 of 100
Thu 23rd Mar 2023 6:58pm
Working with old and new images of the same streets, you notice the changes. I try to work out how the original differed, which is blooming obvious when a row of timber buildings were knocked down to build a factory. At first it never occurred to me to look at the buildings that are still there for subtle differences. St Mary's Guildhall being a good example.
Putting aside the new restoration works, there are some things that will never be restored to the 'original' and the windows are some of the most striking. I put 'original' in quotes because even the earliest visual records of the windows were a few hundred years after they were installed. What changes had happened before that is unknown. The earliest depiction I've seen is from Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire but it's not an exhaustive list. Looking at the windows now, it's easy to see who was in the original windows, even if the depictions have changed due to repair... or is it? Probably the biggest change is the layout of the figures. The earliest image of the layout was not with a figure at the top and their coat of arms and label in the lower window. In 1819 there were two figures at the top and two below. Their shields were tucked in under their feet. In the larger four windows, the panels up the side were clear. This means that while 'originally' there were 12 figures on each side of the hall, now there are only 10. Four guys got the axe! Well actually it's five because there is very little evidence that Isabella, Queen of Edward II was in the original line up. Sorry. The windows weren't random, they were meaningful for the time they were created and while the main window might be full of historical figures, the side windows were quite specific to a short period of time and I think it was mostly the reign of Henry IV. Which is where I come to two mystery missing people.
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Helen F
Warrington |
93 of 100
Mon 3rd Apr 2023 5:48pm
While I was perusing the window images I thought that one character looked very familiar. William Beauchamp of Bergavenny. The image below is from an old book on ancient costumes and is very similar to Dugdales' sketch (on the right) of the same man taken from the guildhall windows. Several others are taken from the hall, including at least two from the tapestry.
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia |
94 of 100
Tue 4th Apr 2023 2:25pm
Thats very interesting Helen. The more I see of costumes as above the more I wonder what their textile industry was like through different ages of time. Such lavish attire would take weeks to make, even during our so called modern era.
How would you fancy yourself in such as one above ? A far cry from the 'mini'. |
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Helen F
Warrington |
95 of 100
Tue 4th Apr 2023 2:54pm
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Dreamtime |
96 of 100
Tue 4th Apr 2023 3:58pm
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Annewiggy
Tamworth |
97 of 100
Fri 14th Jul 2023 12:43pm
From the Historic England book. I think this engraving is supposed to depict the time of the Black Prince who liked to stay there.
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Helen F
Warrington |
98 of 100
Fri 14th Jul 2023 12:51pm
Great pictures Anne. ![]() |
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Gas Centre
Perth Scotland |
99 of 100
Sun 31st Mar 2024 6:26pm
St Marys Guildhall.
I have just acquired a book in mint condition.
Front Cover
St Mary's Hall, Coventry
A Guide to the Building
its History and Contents
By Joan C Lancaster CBE FSA Drawings by Robert Overy
Published 1981 First Published in 1948 by the City of Coventry
My Daughter got married in the Hall twenty six years ago. She was attending the wedding of her Husband's brother's son in Cambridge, her Mother-in-law's Sister was also attending the wedding and had been at my Daughter's wedding, she had found the book in a shop in London.
The book contains many hand drawn illustrations and three plans of the three floors.
I would be interested to know if anyone has seen the book before.
I'm a bit rusty sending photos to the site but will try to send them.
Alan H Question Alan H
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Helen F
Warrington |
100 of 100
Sun 31st Mar 2024 11:03pm
Hi Alan. I've got a version of it. Buff coloured front. I bought a copy at a second hand bookshop in Gosford Street as a thankyou to the owner for letting the public traipse through his shop to look at ancient remains. I didn't really want it but it turned out to be a great book about the hall. I believe that the older versions of the book had photos instead of drawings. ![]() |
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