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Greyfriars, Coventry
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Greyfriars was a medieval Franciscan priory in Coventry, England. The original monastic buildings were lost in the Reformation; the spire standing on the site today was most recently part of a 19th-century church that was destroyed in an air raid in the Second World War.[1] The spire, also called Christchurch Steeple, is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
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Greyfriars, Coventry | |
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Alternative names | Christchurch Spire |
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Type | Spire |
Address | New Union Street |
Town or city | Coventry |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 52.40574°N 1.51153°W / 52.40574; -1.51153 |
Construction started | c.1350 |
Completed | c.1359 |
Renovated | 1950 |
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