HISTORICAL PLACES
St Mary's Hall, CoventrySt Mary's Hall in
the centre of Coventry was first built between 1340 and 1342 for the merchant gild of St
Mary. Half a century later, between 1394 and 1414, it was enlarged for the united gild
(the Trinity Gild) of the Holy Trinity, St Mary the Virgin, St John the Baptist and St
Catherine. It was further extensively altered at the end of the fifteenth century.
THE COURTYARD
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STATUE OF LADY GODIVA
Standing in the Oriel in the Great Hall, this statue was by
WC Marshall around 1854
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THE OLD COUNCIL CHAMBER
Probably the original buttery or pantry for
the first St Mary's Hall of 1340-42
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