Coventry City Centre

Video of Coventry City Centre. I have also posted a video of the Lower Precinct.

[@taddarita75]

I have been in Coventry in summer 1999, my first travel abroad from Italy. At that time it appeared to me like a sad city, that had lost irreparably his ancient beauty. Now I watch at this images with some tears in my eyes and the hope to go back there very soon. Ciao

[@nightmarecake4265]

~I live in Coventry, and that actually makes me feel honoured to be a part of the city/town~

[@pranzinogiri8634]

Nightmare Cake426 Same.😢

[@cardroid8615]

Indeed the nazis destroyed our ancient city in the blitz and they rebuilt it into a modern concrete monstrosity. A bit depressing now. I wish they could build line they did hundreds of years ago

[@alecjefferson6993]

Look at the trees 🌲 not there now chopped down!! City of CULTURE WELL DONE CITY COUNCIL 🌲🌲🌲Gone

[@sairam0926]

nostalgic!!!!i very nostalgic Thank U for uploading this video

[@treblesix8730]

I was born and raised in Coventry and was a teen in the 70's when it was a thriving and vibrant City. The rot set in when Broadgate was closed and turned into a windswept emptyness and the focal centre of the City was lost. Lady Godiva on the grass island, surrounded by the bus stops bringing hundreds of people into Broadgate every hour. Late buses on a Friday and Saturday night, the congregating of 'The Burton Boys'....The council then sold out to the Universities encouraging low income students and sub standard accommodation to take over, attracting low cost retail outlets and entertainment venues. Too late now. The trees are gone, the flowerbeds and verges are untended. Money is tight in a City that lacks investment and you can see why. I moved away 15 years ago but still remember the good days.

[@g4shf]

We go to Coventry every year or so as it's preferrable to Leicester (the other city we can conveniently visit when staying in the Midlands) and TBH Coventry is much the same as any other English City. Too many empty shops etc. The advantage Coventry has is the Market - which is much better than Leicester plus it's easier to get into the city Centre and park than it is in Leicester.

[@vik5999]

I spent good 5 years in Coventry that has shaped my life for the person that i am today. I can't forget those days working for ASDA catching shoplifters everyday, going to Casino in foles hill. those were the days.

[@DFandV]

Yup now it's even more a shithole.

[@futurex1543]

DFandV true

[@philomenaburke2576]

Out of order that dick head

[@nightmarecake4265]

~I'm getting pure nostalgia of seeing it all as I remember, going up and down there, with my Nan growing up. I wanna go to town now XD~

[@pranzinogiri8634]

Nightmare Cake426 This sounds weird but I have the exact same memories with my mum going to town almost everyday when I was very small

[@cardroid8615]

@@pranzinogiri8634 where you peeps living today?

[@gama7elvn]

Oh dear.evrey day for 3 years walked in city at early morning to chat with old English people and have coffe in costa and Starbucks in my way to the Uni. Thank you for all

[@philomenaburke2576]

Yes my home town in Sheffield now but have family and friends still there love Coventry

[@omarali2742]

Video really refresh in my mind of my 3 years stay in Coventry, 1997-1999, nice and calm,really good place to stay, TQ

[@CEWDICU]

Coventry City Centre is just in the process of removing a lot of the things shown in this video, as they got a cash injection for City of Culture 2021. I hope it works out and they don't make a mess of things again. I think Coventry has suffered enough with bad planning and gaudy buildings over the years,

[@rorysmith9382]

I lived in Coventry for a while. Interesting place. See ya.

[@matthewpayton]

This is how I remember Coventry city center.

[@HazelAgnes48]

My nephew lives in Coventry. have had a few nice holidays there. Hazel

[@kujjja]

Sei il numero uno Dio cane! Vai così!

[@Maxxieuguu]

Ah. My childhood.

[@stevebuckley2429]

The bloody escalator has gone!

[@zacsilverwood4482]

Gud place

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

Lived in cov all my life until I went to uni in 1997 then moved away permanently. I remember when there was the big fountain, telephone boxes and all the glass cases in the precinct and the round wimpy restauraunt. I remember Tiffanys and the walkthrough to the Burges before west orchard was built. I remember the wishing well and the grass before catherdral lanes and the subway from owen and owens to the church across the road. I went back last year and I was very sad, the city centre was dead, no one around at all and its now just so depressing. It used to be such a lively city centre...no idea what happened :(

[@dazramirez438]

+Bhodisatvas its always been bad

[@kevmaloney7961]

I agree it was so lively early 90s

[@cardroid8615]

Depressing shit hole that's why nobody wants to go there

[@roryscottish8053]

The outskirts are nice😎

[@brendadrumm9708]

Further out the better

[@joeyfigo5021]

I was born and grew up in Coventry. The sad thing is that Coventry City council (planning) have (and still do) done more damage to the City centre than the Luftwaffe ever did. You make your own mind what goes on in planning meetings ££££££🤔

[@aza2k11]

I miss cov I left ten years ago it has change so much

[@roryscottish8053]

Big city😎

[@sandraperkins6559]

It makes me feel ashamed I was born here 😢. Used to be a beautiful city. What have they done to brag it down to this level😡

[@music9556]

i used to live there i was 12.

[@petergriffin560]

Looks well scruffy

[@coolshadow4477]

ah the good ol days

[@flower_power1220]

I've bin there like a million times

[@ahmed.6550]

It's 2018! NOW but a lot of those shops has. Closed down 😞😞😞

[@DFandV]

Now even more

[@hunc5375]

Really?sad to hear that 😢

[@mjc5509]

Not what I was expecting being virtually destroyed in the war. I was hoping for some 40/50s modernist architecture, this seems very bland and poorly designed

[@g4shf]

Coventry already had a plan before the arrival of the Luftwaffe and proceeded to implement it; and it was ahead of its time particularly for the integration of cars, car parking and the inner ring road. There is some classic 1950's architecture - but it needs looking for and is much hidden now by later build. I don't go to Cov much now but when I next do will try and film some.

[@beast_shor5]

Come all in india

[@brendadrumm9708]

Their all here arnt they

[@taddarita75]

Why everywhere in Europe the post war reconstruction was done trying to reacreate the historical old towns exactly as they were, and in England not at all?

[@paulbroderick8438]

It is all because of 'we know better then you' arrogant politicians and town planners.

[@CB-bq7yl]

I was glad to see the back off coventry. I couldn't stand the place

[@Vicky_Kinyua]

Goodness. But why?

[@brendadrumm9708]

We are glad u pissed off too

[@wiktoriawojciak5179]

OMG

[@paulbroderick5358]

Used to be all open space to aid walking around. What the heck happened? Squeeze another trinket shop in I suppose!!

[@queenk5238]

Is it a good place to live ?

[@cardroid8615]

As a kid growing up there in the 90s it was alright but now it's a shit hole.

[@alecjefferson6993]

If you was to film it today there are no TREES all cut down down for 2021 city of culture!! How GREEN is that?? 😢😢

[@ashyclaret]

Can we have Victorian,Georgian,Edwardian and Tudor architecture back please.This post war stuff ain't working.

[@g4shf]

ash wednesday As a regular user of Coventry City Centre I have to say it works on a practical level - large car-less areas. Bits of it are ugly - Barracks Car park for example - but I always use it because it has level access to the shops.

[@stillbashingmetal]

ash wednesday Probably the most depressing city center I have ever been in.

[@paulbroderick8438]

Ash, you are so correct! Loved the old medieval Tudor buildings when I was growing up, real style. I have not seen Coventry in decades and now reside in Arizona. Coventry city centre looks so depressing I am sorry to say. Need those days of yore back!!

[@paulbroderick8438]

Agree. Arrogant council members forced fed this garbage to residences while they conducted business from the 'old school' council house surroundings immune from it all.

[@fredgrove4220]

You want the old buildings back, aint gonna happen, blame the Luftwaffe. I'm a ex Covkid, now living in the Philippines ( my wife is Filipina ) and I miss Coventry so much. You have to go away from somewhere to really appreciate it.

[@BrokenPicturesProduction]

nice place to visit durring the summers. creepy video though...

[@ixedward3271]

+Broken Pictures Production Yes. Coventry summers are fantastic. The Godiva festival is OK though.

[@johnwalsh8016]

The council gave the go ahead for all this rubbish

[@dragonfly6908]

The buildings are not very attractive.

[@f32440i]

Martin Trewinnard at 3.07.

[@paulbroderick8438]

City planners ruined it all!! I think they were glad it was destroyed so they could shovel out their BS!!

[@g4shf]

If I may say, as a frequent visitor to Cov City Centre I think the planners did a pretty good job - the roads, car parks and shops are all integrated and there's a great market. I much prefer it to (say) Leicester). There's also some great 1960's art if you look carefully.

[@johnwalsh7806]

Let’s have more Coventry and less socialism

[@LJHCELTIC]

you must have got some funny looks doing that ey

[@williokine6014]

What's wrong here..only old people live in the city!!

[@brendadrumm9708]

Where have you moved to that's so perfect mars

[@shahilagh]

How is the winter in the city ?

[@shahilagh]

wow. my comment was 2 years ago :) i have now already seen it :)

[@amanvirdi7795]

shahilagh hi

[@muddgoat5900]

Ha ha your comment is even older now!!!👍🏅

[@Sarahfreckle]

The glass-enclosed escalators are one of the grossest monstrosities and most ill-advised 'improvements' ever designed. What were the planners thinking? With the current obesity epidemic, they should demolish it and make people walk up the stairs.

[@DFandV]

Your wish is granted

[@Jonnight]

I am from Coventry to there is nothing to do here

[@Jonnight]

:-)

[@_.bxnana_chexrypxt._7362]

It depends where u go in Coventry

[@futurex1543]

It rlly is boring you would go to transport museum and cathedral like a million times and would get so boring

[@cardroid8615]

@@futurex1543 they've got a new water park there now. I've never been. Heard its alright tho

[@christophertolley2972]

The most depressing city you are ever likely to visit. I hate shopping in Coventry

[@ben.taylor]

There's always Wolverhampton

[@morganamon979]

Christopher Tolley How? There are so many Shops in Coventry. Where I live there is hardly ANY.

[@footballfanar7848]

@@morganamon979 which city do you live in?

[@morganamon979]

Football Fan AR Falmouth

[@footballfanar7848]

@@morganamon979 I don't know Cornwall that well to be honest, i've have never been there. I've heard that there are nice parts of Cornwall though

[@beast_shor5]

Hlo