Coventrians Coventry

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1 coventrians

1.1 history , politics
1.2 science, technology , business
1.3 arts
1.4 sport





coventrians

statue of lady godiva



statue commemorating james starley


history , politics

coventry known legendary 11th century exploits of lady godiva rode through city naked on horseback in protest @ high taxes being levied on cityfolk husband leofric, earl of mercia. residents of city commanded away rode, 1 man did not , allegedly struck blind. became known peeping tom originating new idiom, or metonym, in english. there grade ii* listed statue of in city centre, 18 years had been underneath cathedral lanes shopping centre canopy, removed in october 2008. there bust of peeping tom looking out across hertford street shopping precinct, , overlooking broadgate , statue of godiva clock where, @ every hour, lady godiva appears on horse while being watched peeping tom.


the labour politician mo mowlam educated in coventry; trade union organiser tom mann , national socialist movement leader colin jordan came city. statesman , founder of modern australia, sir henry parkes, born in canley in 1815.


science, technology , business

coventry has been home several pioneers in science , engineering. samuel courtauld , co ltd s director h.g.tetley chose foleshill in coventry in 1904 site of world s first man-made fibre factory produced artificial silk later known viscose rayon. in 1987, in foleshill, courtaulds research produced world s first solvent-spun cellulose fibres tencel.


sir frank whittle, inventor of jet engine, city, inventor james starley, instrumental in development of bicycle , nephew j.k. starley, worked alongside uncle , went on found car company rover. cyborg scientist kevin warwick coventrian, sir john egan, industrialist , former chief executive of jaguar cars. sir frederick gibberd, architect , designer, born in coventry, , amongst buildings best known liverpool metropolitan cathedral , didcot power station. donald trelford, journalist , academic, born in coventry , attended bablake school. editor of observer newspaper 1975 1993. born in coventry, former king henry viii grammar school pupil paul connew became editor of sunday mirror , deputy editor of daily mirror , news of world – director of communications @ children s charity sparks.


the arts

dame ellen terry, 1 of greatest shakespearian actors, born in coventry in 1847. other coventrians in arts include poet philip larkin, actors charles kay, billie whitelaw, nigel hawthorne, brendan price , clive owen, authors cyril connolly, graham joyce, lee child , mark barrowcliffe, , playwrights chris o connell , alan pollock , inbetweeners actress tamla kari


notable musicians originated in coventry, including frank ifield, vince hill, delia derbyshire, jerry dammers, terry hall, neville staple, hazel o connor, clint mansell, julianne regan, lee dorrian, jen ledger of skillet, vj paul king, taz (lead singer of band stereo nation), , panjabi mc. 2 tone music developed in , around coventry in 1970s , 2 of genre s notable bands, specials , selecter both city. other coventry bands include bolt thrower, coventry automatics, primitives, adorable, fun boy three, colourfield, king, jigsaw, sorrows, , enemy.


record producer pete waterman city , president of coventry bears. broadcaster brian matthew, theatre producer dominic madden, comedian , writer emma fryer , adult model debee ashby coventrians, comedian reg dixon , ventriloquist dennis spicer. former sky sports broadcaster richard keys coventrian, product of whitley abbey school.


the fashion model neelam gill coventry.


sport

notable coventrian in sports include speedway rider tom farndon; davis cup tennis player tony mottram; footballers kenneth hegan, reg matthews, bobby gould, graham alexander, gary mcsheffrey , callum wilson; cricketers tom cartwright , ian bell mbe; rugby union players ivor preece, keith fairbrother, david duckham mbe, neil mbe, danny grewcock mbe, geoff evans, andy goode, shane geraghty , tom wood; motor-cyclist cal crutchlow; golfer dame laura davies dbe; sprinter marlon devonish mbe; distance runners brian kilby , david moorcroft obe; darts player steve beaton; boxer errol christie grew in coventry.








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