
What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Coventry Canal Basin It was here in 1979 that photographers Chalkie Davies & Carol Starr took a set of iconic images that graced the covers of the first two Specials albums Recorded plaque organisation: 2-Tone Trail.
Chalkie Davies and Carol Starr are renowned photographers whose iconic images captured the essence of Coventry's ska scene, notably featuring on the album covers of The Specials, thereby immortalizing both the band and the era.
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Places near here
Statue of James BrindleyMonument or public art · 26 yd
Coventry BasinCanal basin · 28 yd
Canal WarehouseListed building · 42 yd
Bishop GateArchaeological place · 158 yd
Cook Street GateScheduled monument · 311 yd
Coventry Transport MuseumMuseum · 337 yd
Sir Thomas WhiteMemorial · 1067 yd
Wellington Gardens Memorial PlaqueMemorial · 1135 yd
Weighbridge and Weighbridge Office at Coventry Canal BasinListed building · 80 yd
Canal HouseListed building · 94 yd
Bridge 1, Drapers Fields BridgeCanal bridge · 103 ydOther information
Photo: Hazel Nicholson · CC BY 2.0