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Swanswell Gate and Cook Street
Heritage Open Day: The two remaining gates of Coventry's medieval city wall have been renovated, modernised and are now holiday lets. This is an opportunity to see inside. Coventry's City Wall was completed between 1356 and 1534 - just over two miles long, 12 feet high and nine feet thick. It was punctuated with 20 watch towers and 12 gates, each set into a gatehouse. The only two remaining are Cook Street Gate, completed in 1385, and Swanswell Gate, completed in 1440. Cook Street Gate was given to the City of Coventry in 1913 by Col Sir William Wyley and in 1931, the same year that Lady Herbert's Garden opened, Swanswell Gate was given by Sir Alfred Herbert.
Sunday 20 September
Cook Street Gate, Cook Street, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 1JA
Sun 20 Sep:1300-1600; Free Entry.
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