weeks of study and investigation recently
undertaken.

He desires to acknowledge his deep obligations to the Vicars of the
several churches for leave to examine, measure and photograph the
buildings in their charge; to Mr. J. Oldrid Scott for the loan of
drawings of St. Michael's; to Mr. A. Brown, Librarian of the Coventry
Public Library for advice and help in making use of the store of
topographical material under his care; to Mr. Owen, Verger of St.
Michael's and Mr. Chapman, Verger of Holy Trinity, for help in various
directions, and to Mr. Wilfred Sims for his energy and care in taking
most of the photographs required for illustration.

The other illustrations are reproduced from drawings made by the
author.

CONTENTS

MONASTERY AND CITY 3

THE RUINS OF THE PRIORY AND CATHEDRAL CHURCH 16

ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH:
CHAPTER I. HISTORY OF THE CHURCH 21
II. THE EXTERIOR 29
III. THE INTERIOR 41

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH:
CHAPTER I. HISTORY OF THE CHURCH 61
II. THE EXTERIOR 65
III. THE INTERIOR 69

ST. JOHN BAPTIST'S CHURCH 79

THE GREY FRIARS' CONVENT (CHRIST CHURCH) 91

THE WHITE FRIARS 94

ST. MARY HALL 96

THE CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY 99

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

COVENTRY, THE THREE SPIRES _Frontispiece_

ARMS OF THE TOWN _Title-page_

VIEW FROM THE TOP OF BISHOP STREET 2

COOK STREET GATE 7

SEAL OF THE PRIORY 15

WEST END OF THE PRIORY CHURCH 16

REMAINS OF THE NORTH-WEST TOWER IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 17

ST. MICHAEL'S FROM THE NORTH 20

ST. MICHAEL'S FROM THE NORTH-WEST 28

INTERIOR OF THE TOWER FROM BELOW 31

THE WEST PORCH 33

SOUTH PO