Coventry Off The Beaten Path

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Victorian Bottles, all the bottles I have dug up myself and all date from Victorian times 1880-1910, In those days bottles were embossed and had ingenious methods of sealing , glass stoppers, there many many patents taken out during that period the most famous being the Codd patent, named after its inventor Hiram Codd, it had a pinched neck which held back the "marble" stopper when opened, this is where the saying.. a load of old coddswallop...came from, trouble was the kids used to smash the bottles to collect the marbles...A Mr Haynes patented a variation called the Haynes Patent a oval marble!!

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This is without doubt the best park in Coventry, with plenty of activities; it was opened in 1921 as a tribute to all the soldiers from Coventry who lost their lives during the Great War (1914-1918)
There are so many things to do Tennis, Golf, Football, Bowls, there’s a Skate park, Children’s play area large Café and Aviary as well as Copper Beech lined avenues and formal gardens and of course lots of open space
It’s home once a year to the Godiva festival an extravaganza, of activities including live music. It’s also the finishing post for the Coventry Run each year a vintage car rally that features many of the famous cars that were manufactured here over the years

Open Dawn to Dusk

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This genuine Tudor house was built in the 1500s and once was part of a row of cottages in Tudor times rich people would build there homes from bricks and stone and a lot of ordinary houses like this where built from timber frames usually Oak and filled in between with Wattle and daub, The wattle being sticks inter woven with strips of willow and daub a mixture of mud straw and sometimes Dung!

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This medieval ruin was unearthed after the blitz of 1940; the bombs destroyed most of much park street. The building was excavated in n1971 and some pottery dating back to the 1200s and 1300s was uncovered its believed to be a merchants house

Although it looks old it is a concrete replica of the much larger cross which stood in cross cheaping street from 1541 until 1771 when it was demolished as it had fallen into disrepair

Close to the Old Cathedral ruins

Toy Museum

Originally built in 1352 this was the gatehouse to White friars monastery it has been restored many times over the centuries and since 1970 has housed the toy museum
The building maintains a lot of its original features and is well worth a visit

Open most days

Adults £1.50
Children £ 1.00

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Whilst i prefere to see Birds in the wild, this is a great place to take the kids for a close up look at some beautiful birds which include the napoleon weaver, The Java Dove , The Chinese Quail and some Cockateals
The Aviary is well cared for , the birds are fed and watered every morning and are visited by the vet twice a year, or if they are ill.
The large cages also have heaters for the winter

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Go and see the Coventry Blaze in action you will be suprised, They play on most Sunday evenings at home, face off at 6pm, Tickets are reasonably priced and its sutible for the whole family , season runs from Sept to Mar, Coventry Blaze are current UK champions winning the Grand slam last year