Blue Coat School, Coventry black plaque — Report the wrong picture

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This black commemorative plaque records: 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.

Blue Coat School, founded in Coventry in 1714 as a charity school for underprivileged children, is noted for its Gothic architectural style and incorporation of medieval elements, specifically the bases of towers from the ruined monastic church of St Mary dating from 1043. The school played a significant role in local education until its closure in 1940.

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