Blue Coat School, Coventry
(1714-1940)

place and blue coat school

Closed aged c. 226

Commemorated on 2 plaques

Blue Coat School. Opened as a charity school in 1714 rebuilt on the same site 1856-7 with Gothic Architecture in the style of french chateau. The two octagonal stone towers embody bases of towers of the ruined monastic church of St Mary dating from 1043. The school closed in 1940.

Priory Gardens, Coventry, United Kingdom where it sited

Blue Coat School The north west tower survived into the 17th century and was converted into a house. In about 1714, it was taken over by the new charity school for girls. Much of the tower was demolished in 1857 when the present school building was erected to a design by James Murray. The lowermost part of the medieval tower does survive and it's exterior is best seen at the bottom of the steps on the next level down.

Blue Coat School - Priory Gardens, Coventry, United Kingdom where it was