St Michaels in Coventry is a very impressive church. It stands at the top of Spon street near where the gate would have stood when the city was walled.
Below you can see one of the many gargoles that creep around the church. It seems to be a winged lizard or demon and is very accessible if you choose to go and visit.
These windows are decorated with fragments of medieval glass. The story goes that Scottish prisoners of war during the Civil War were imprisoned in the church and they broke the windows. The expression ‘sent to Coventry’ meaning to ignore someone is said to come from this. Royalist prisoners were ignored and shunning when they were sent to Coventry.
This is a pretty and interesting high Anglican Church in Coventry that is welcoming and rewards the visitor with carvings and stained glass. Very worthwhile a visit.
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