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Some History of our Town Wall.... Introduction - Building of the Wall The 12 Gates of our Town Wall Tour of our Town Wall remains.... Swanswell Gate Lady Herbert's Garden & City Wall Cook Street Gate Bishop Gate Watch Tower near Lamb Street Wall at Well Street Well Street Gate Hill Street Gate Wall at Bond's Hospital Wall at Fleet Street Spon Gate Greyfriars Gate Cheylesmore Gate Little Park Gate New Gate Wall at Gulson Road Gosford Gate Wall near Cox Street Mill Lane Gate Wall around Pool Meadow City Wall overlaid onto present day Coventry

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Wall in Lady Herbert's Garden

Between Swanswell and Cook Street gates exists the best preserved surviving section of Coventry's old city wall. Either side of this lies Lady Herbert's Garden which was laid out by Sir Alfred Herbert in the early 1930's in memory of his late wife, Florence, who died unexpectedly in 1930.

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After entering the gardens from the entrance above, you will find yourself not only in beautiful suroundings, but following the line of the "Old Rope Walk" which used to run alongside this section of town wall.... Prior to these gardens being built, John Astley's rope manufacturing yard stood here.

Further along, the wall comes to an end a short distance before meeting up with Cook Street gate which can just be seen ahead in this next photo.

At the far end, if you turn around, you will be met by the view above with the spire of the old St. Michael's cathedral showing in the distance.

From here, you can turn to your right to see Cook Street Gate

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Swanswell Gate < - The Town Wall in Lady Herbert's Garden - > Cook Street Gate

Click here to see the exact route of the complete wall overlaid onto a present day map.

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