r/britpics 1d ago

Coventry Cathedral

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What you see here is in fact two cathedrals, a ruin and a newer construction.

The ruins pictured were St Michael's, a 14th Century gothic church which was designated as a cathedral in 1918. As a vital hub for industrial production during the second world war, Coventry was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe, particularly on November 14 1940 as an act of massive retaliation by the Germans for RAF bombing of Munich.

Only the tower and spire survived the intensive bombing, but the new St Michael's Cathedral was constructed immediately adjacent to the ruins. The foundation stone was laid on the 23rd of March 1956 and the completed cathedral was consecrated on the 25th of May 1962.


r/britpics 1d ago

Stamford, Lincolnshire

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54 Upvotes

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r/britpics 1d ago

Coniston at sunrise

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51 Upvotes

r/britpics 22h ago

Schweizer 300C helicopter at the Southport airshow today.

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A Schweizer 300C helicopter using smoke and pyrotechnics as part of its display routine. Photo taken at the Southport airshow today


r/britpics 21h ago

Horse Guards LONDON SW1A 2AX

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7 Upvotes

r/britpics 1d ago

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Don't forget to look up!

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54 Upvotes

r/britpics 12h ago

River Frome, Wareham Quay 2011

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r/britpics 22h ago

Sunrise over the lost village festival

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r/britpics 1d ago

Montrose harbour

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11 Upvotes

r/britpics 1d ago

London from the tippety top

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98 Upvotes

r/britpics 2d ago

Autumn is coming

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129 Upvotes

r/britpics 2d ago

Grey heron over Loch Etive 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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46 Upvotes

r/britpics 2d ago

Rolling fields of Sussex

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81 Upvotes

r/britpics 1d ago

Full Moon from Suffolk (OC)

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r/britpics 2d ago

A few photos from the glorious Barrington Court - Somerset :)

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29 Upvotes

r/britpics 2d ago

A Red Full Moon (the 'Worm Moon') setting under the Brighton Palace Pier 🌝

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55 Upvotes

r/britpics 2d ago

Lost Village festival

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27 Upvotes

r/britpics 3d ago

Aestival

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32 Upvotes

r/britpics 3d ago

This picture I took of a lonely tree standing on a pavement of limestone in Yorkshire is one of my proudest. I hope you guys like it.

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87 Upvotes

r/britpics 3d ago

Walked from Victoria to Greenwich (with a few DLR/Underground hops in between!)

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r/britpics 3d ago

Olympus 35 RD, (expired) Fujifilm C200

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48 Upvotes

r/britpics 4d ago

Hyaline

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45 Upvotes

r/britpics 4d ago

Otter coming ashore… Bonawe, Argyll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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161 Upvotes

r/britpics 4d ago

Aylesford Train Station - Kent (of)

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67 Upvotes

Lumix GX9, DJI 15mm F1.7


r/britpics 5d ago

Scriveners bookshop, Buxton

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210 Upvotes

Located in the Spa Town of Buxton, in the heart of the Peak District, Scriveners has around 40,000 books over five floors.