Coventry Walk: Portals and Contrasts of Charterhouse
Hello Walkers!
Our next public walk is in partnership with Historic Coventry Trust. Join Adele and Andy on September 28th for a heritage walk with a difference. Read on for more info and to buy your ticket (50% discount for Walkspace members!)
Portals and Contrasts of Charterhouse
Coventry is a place of striking architectural contrasts where different historical periods collide. This is well known in the city centre where medieval timber framed buildings rub shoulders with Brutalist monoliths, but it’s also true in some of the less visited areas outside of the ring road. The area surrounding Charterhouse just southeast of the city centre is a case in point: a landscape of monuments both ancient and modern where layers of history pile up and overlap.
Charterhouse itself is a recently restored 14th Century monastery and just over the road is a Victorian “garden cemetery” and arboretum built on the site of a former quarry. In stark contrast to these is the hyper-modern Technology Park with its pristine lawns and the colossal waste disposal centre with its belching chimney. Residential estates occupy the sites of former car factories and a Victorian viaduct stands ignored in the woodland.
The landscape tells the story of a rapidly expanding city with ever evolving land requirements. Snaking its way through the confusion is the River Sherbourne and an intriguing network of woodland pathways and tunnels; portals between the different worlds. It’s rich pickings for urban walkers and it’s in this spirit of curiosity that you are invited to come and experience a different side of Coventry.
Walkspace members Adele Mary Reed and Andy Howlett have devised some creative walking prompts to guide the group’s exploration of this fascinating area. The prompts will draw attention to the changing ambiences and unexpected juxtapositions by focusing on different senses and breaking out of our habitual ways of walking. Join them on Saturday 28th September.
See here for more info and to buy your ticket.
If you are a Walkspace member you can reply to this email to request your 50% discount code.
All the best,
Andy and Adele