Bedworth Near Nuneaton

I stayed over at Bedworth after giving a talk to East Midlands RPS on Sunday so I could go to the Photography Show at the NEC today. Bedworth is an ancient market town and for a time relied on coal mining. The last pit closed in 1982. There are a lot of empty buildings in Bedworth including a fine brick built pub. The train journey involved a change at Coventry.

Coventry Cathedral

We spent an hour or so in Coventry Cathedral on Sunday. We last visited before the construction of the University and the large square in front of the steps - a road ran along the front with the Epstein statue overlooking mainly derelict buildings. I tried to find images from then on the web and failed so will look out my images one day. I find it a very austere almost frightening space with only the Bapistry window by John Piper offering any relief to the sombre message. Even the Eagle lecture is angular and aggressive unlike the usual rounded version.