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MarkUK97
April 23, 2022
Hiking
The Old Grammar School is a Grade I listed building.
The Hospital of St John was founded between 1154 and 1179 by Prior Lawrence of the Benedictine Monastery for a warden and a number of secular brothers or sisters. Like many town hospitals in the country dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the objects of the hospital were "to provide a small permanent staff to supervise the house and maintain the chapel services, to afford temporary relief and lodgement for poor wayfarers, and to give more permanent relief to certain of the local poor who were sick or aged".
The Hospital of St John was founded between 1154 and 1179 by Prior Lawrence of the Benedictine Monastery for a warden and a number of secular brothers or sisters. Like many town hospitals in the country dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the objects of the hospital were "to provide a small permanent staff to supervise the house and maintain the chapel services, to afford temporary relief and lodgement for poor wayfarers, and to give more permanent relief to certain of the local poor who were sick or aged".
Bumble-Bee
August 13, 2025
Hiking
Although it is known as the Old Grammar School, this wonderful building began life nearly one thousand years ago as the Church and Hospital of St John. Only fragments of its history remain, painting a fascinating picture of its journey through time.
(theherbert.org/collections/the-old-grammar-school-coventry.aspx)
(theherbert.org/collections/the-old-grammar-school-coventry.aspx)
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3.38km
00:53
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Explore Coventry's historic city centre on this easy 2.1-mile urban hike, passing landmarks like the Cathedral ruins and Old Grammar School.
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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.
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01:54
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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.
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