| Name: | COVENTRY CITY WALL: SAM, NR GULSON HOSPITAL |
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| HER no.: | MCT28 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
A stretch of the medieval city wall along Gulson Road which is a scheduled monument.
| Grid Reference: | SP 3417 7868 |
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| Former Parish: | St. Michael's |
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Monument Type(s):
- TOWN DEFENCES (Later Medieval to 17th Century - 1351 AD to 1667 AD)
- TOWN WALL (Later Medieval to 17th Century - 1351 AD to 1667 AD)
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument COVSAM16: Coventry city walls: by Gulson Hospital
Full description
1> Badly preserved and largely rebuilt stretch, but still retaining some medieval
work, c230' long./ At W end c8' high, runs downhill and diminished in height to
4', cut by gateways./ Wall extends further to W than shown on scheduling
maplet. This W end is up to 10' high with modern capping. Many scars of
rebuilding and some brick patches.
<1> AM107, - (--MONOGRAPH). SCT663.
<2> Historical Association, Coventry Branch, 1971, Coventry's Town Wall (-PUBLICATION). SCT1581.
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SCT663 --MONOGRAPH: AM107. -. |
| <2> | SCT1581 -PUBLICATION: Historical Association, Coventry Branch. 1971. Coventry's Town Wall. Gooder, E.. A4 simplex. 24. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECT680 - Conservation Management Plan Condition Survey for Medieval Defences
Related records
| MCT2599 | Part of: Medieval City Wall (Monument) |
Images
 Medieval City Wall, Gulson Road © Coventry City Council |
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