The original church in 1938.
The original parish church on this site, was a wooden building dating from 1928/9 when the district of Coundon began to be rapidly expanded.
The foundation stone of the new church was laid by Lord Iliffe, with the then vicar, Rev Bill Wilson,on 27th November 1938. Worship began in the new in 1939. It was designed by N. F. Cachemaille-Day and built of red brick in a modern version of the Perpendicular style. It consists of nave, north aisle, Lady Chapel, west tower, and south porch. The tower, entered from the porch, has a low octagonal second stage surmounted by a spire. Internally its base forms a spacious baptistery which also serves as a vestibule to the nave. The old building continued to be used as a church hall, Sunday school and meeting place until 1982, when a new lounge was built.
On the evening of 14th November 1940, German bombers flew over the city with the intention of destroying the city's factories. Over a period of
11 hours, 450 aircraft dropped 503 tons of high explosive and 30,000 incendiary bombs on the city, killing 554 people and injuring around a further 1000 more. Local ARP warden, Dora Lampett, aged 17 was one of those killed by a land mine on Cramper's Field. It was on this night that Coventry Cathedral was destroyed by fire.
The foundation stone of the new church was laid by Lord Iliffe, with the then vicar, Rev Bill Wilson,on 27th November 1938. Worship began in the new in 1939. It was designed by N. F. Cachemaille-Day and built of red brick in a modern version of the Perpendicular style. It consists of nave, north aisle, Lady Chapel, west tower, and south porch. The tower, entered from the porch, has a low octagonal second stage surmounted by a spire. Internally its base forms a spacious baptistery which also serves as a vestibule to the nave. The old building continued to be used as a church hall, Sunday school and meeting place until 1982, when a new lounge was built.
On the evening of 14th November 1940, German bombers flew over the city with the intention of destroying the city's factories. Over a period of
11 hours, 450 aircraft dropped 503 tons of high explosive and 30,000 incendiary bombs on the city, killing 554 people and injuring around a further 1000 more. Local ARP warden, Dora Lampett, aged 17 was one of those killed by a land mine on Cramper's Field. It was on this night that Coventry Cathedral was destroyed by fire.
Two days later, King George VI visited the city to get a first hand picture of the damage.
He toured the wrecked shell of the Cathedral and was taken to see the work of feeding the homeless in our church hall(above). He also saw the new brick church, which was being used as a casualty clearing station.
Some time later a plaque was laid in the church floor to commemorate his visit.
A conventional district had been assigned to St George's Hall in 1929. The parish was then formed in 1935 from St. John the Baptist, Coventry, St. Nicholas, and St. Thomas, Keresley-with-Coundon.
Click HERE to access a short pdf of the history of the church.
He toured the wrecked shell of the Cathedral and was taken to see the work of feeding the homeless in our church hall(above). He also saw the new brick church, which was being used as a casualty clearing station.
Some time later a plaque was laid in the church floor to commemorate his visit.
A conventional district had been assigned to St George's Hall in 1929. The parish was then formed in 1935 from St. John the Baptist, Coventry, St. Nicholas, and St. Thomas, Keresley-with-Coundon.
Click HERE to access a short pdf of the history of the church.
