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St Mary’s Guildhall Blog

From the team at the St Mary’s Guildhall, and its passionate volunteers, St Mary’s Guildhalls Blog is where you will be able to uncover some interesting facts, myths and historic information about the building, and its famous tapestry. There will also be some enticing food blogs for those foodies out there!
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Valentine's Day

Author: Laura Keep -Volunteer Blogger
Like many age-old celebrations, the exact origins of Valentine’s Day are hard to trace. The day of love and affection we celebrate today has...
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Ghostly Guildhall

Author: St Mary's Guildhall - Hannah Hewlett
A Haunting at St Mary’s Guildhall Roger Bailey is a Coventry Blue Badge tour guide who has lived in Coventry all his life. To...
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Unholy Trinity by Ego Arts

Author: Francis Stojsavljevic, Ego Arts
As part of the St Mary's Guildhall Community Engagement Programme, as supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we are working with Ego Arts...
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NELL GWYNNE - How an orange seller became the most famous woman alive

Author: Playwright, Graham Hopkins
**Please note this blog contains some fruity language.** It’s said the whole world knows Nell Gwynne. But why do we know the name of...
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Journey Around the Dragons of St Mary’s Guildhall

Author: Volunteer Blogger, Chris Harris
Journey Around the Dragons of St Mary’s Guildhall Amongst the array of impressive architectural features and works of art that fill St Mary’s Guildhall,...
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Ceremony and Symbolism: Mayor Making at St Mary’s Guildhall, Coventry in the 17th Century

Author: Volunteer Blogger, Stewart Fergusson
‘Cultural analysis is...guessing at meanings, assessing the guesses and drawing explanatory conclusions...’ C. Geertz, The Interpretation of Cultures, p.20  In his book Architecture and...
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A Colourful Look into the Past: The Guildhall’s Oriel Window

Author: Rosemary Siddles, Volunteer Blogger
In the Great Hall (1394 - 1414) there is a gated niche opening into an oriel and stained-glass window, which we would today describe...
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SHAKESPEARE AND ST MARY’S GUILDHALL  

Author: Denise Wolff, Volunteer Blogger.
SHAKESPEARE AND ST MARY’S GUILDHALL   “Farewell, sweet lords. Let's meet at Coventry.” Henry VI, Part 3 In this volunteer blog post, we discuss the...
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How Old Are You, Caesar's Tower?    

Author: Stanislava Lisna, Volunteer Blogger.
Caesar’s Tower at St Mary’s Guildhall is the site of the Treasury and the Tower Room, and is a curious addition to the side...
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