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The church that survived the Coventry Blitz
On the night of the Coventry Blitz on 14 November 1940, 550 German Luftwaffe rained down 30,000 incendiary devices on the city over an 11-hour period.
On the night of the Coventry Blitz on 14 November 1940, 550 German Luftwaffe rained down 30,000 incendiary devices on the city over an 11-hour period.
Many buildings in the city centre were destroyed, including the cathedral, but the Holy Trinity Church survived, and that was in large thanks to Reverend Graham Clitheroe, the church's vicar at the time.
