St Mary's Priory and Cathedral
Ruins · United Kingdom
- Abandoned
- 1539
- Founded
- 1300
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 52.409, -1.509
Why it was abandoned
💥 War & expulsion
Detected automatically from the text: St Mary's Priory and Cathedral was an institution in Coventry, England, founded in the 12th century by transformation of the former monastery of St Mary, and destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the early 16th century.
History
St Mary's Priory and Cathedral was an institution in Coventry, England, founded in the 12th century by transformation of the former monastery of St Mary, and destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the early 16th century. It was located on a site north of Holy Trinity and the former St Michael's parish churches in the centre of the city, on a site bordered by Priory Row to the south, Trinity Street to the west, and the River Sherbourne to the north. Excavated remains from the west end of the cathedral are open to the public.
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