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Stoke
West Midlands, West Midlands
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Days out & attractions in Stoke
Days out around Stoke – lakes, viewpoints, nature reserves, museums and more, including 1 in Stoke itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🌄 Viewpoints
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🌿 Nature reserves
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🏛️ Museums
Coventry Transport Museum
Coventry · 1.9 miles
Millennium Place, Coventry CV1 1JD
Tu-Su,PH 10:00-17:00; Dec 24,Dec 25,Dec 26,Jan 01 closed
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Coventry · 1.9 miles
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📸 Landmarks & sights
Statue of Lady Godiva
Coventry · 2.5 miles
A bronze equestrian figure of Lady Godiva stands on a Portland-stone plinth in Broadgate, the central commercial area of Coventry. The monument, recorded by Historic England as a listed historic feature, presents the legendary rider in the act that gave the city its name. The plinth bears excerpts from Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem “Godiva” together with a dedication from the original patron, William Bassett-Green, to both the lady and the people of Coventry. The work was first commissioned in 1936 by the local businessman William Bassett-Green. By 1940 a scale model had been produced by the sculptor Sir William Reid Dick, who continued to develop the design throughout the Second World War. After hostilities ended, the full-size statue was cast, set on a plinth whose design was influenced by Sir Edwin Lutyens, and unveiled on 22 October 1949 by Peggy Zinsser Douglas, wife of the American ambassador Lewis Williams Douglas. Originally oriented to face south, the figure was turned westward in 1989 when the Cathedral Lanes Shopping Centre was built; a protective canopy added at that time was later removed in 2008. Located on a public thoroughfare, the statue can be approached directly from the surrounding streets of Broadgate. No admission charge applies, and the site forms part of the open urban landscape, allowing visitors to view the sculpture and its inscriptions at any time without the need for specialised facilities.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Stoke.
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