| Name: | COVENTRY CITY WALL; SAM N OF SPON GATE |
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| HER no.: | MCT999 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
A short length of the medieval city wall which is still visible above the ground and which is a scheduled ancient monument.
| Grid Reference: | SP 3302 7906 |
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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 COVSAM13: Coventry city walls: at 190 Spon Street
Full description
1> 20E: Short length, largely refaced in 18th century brick, N of Spon Gate. Forms part
of E flank of old building now shop and office, visible stretch beside access
to Bonds Hospital W of church 15' x15'. Large ashlar blocks, less red than
some of the sandstone elsewhere in the wall. Part of otherwise brick
building. Previously poorly patched with cement.
<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) |
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