Where To Stream Great British Railway Journeys Season 14 Episode 12
Coventry to Leamington Spa
- Aired July 17, 2023
- 29 Min
In Coventry, Michael recalls the destruction by the German Luftwaffe of the city's gothic cathedral in November 1940. He hears how architect Basil Spence won a competition to build it anew and tours the breathtakingly modernist concrete structure built alongside the medieval ruin. And from the city's recently redeveloped station, he heads to the factory of the London Electric Vehicle Company, manufacturers of the iconic London taxi. Heading south to Royal Leamington Spa, Michael visits the...