Lady Godiva Statue is a Grade II* listed building in the Coventry local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1998. A Modern Statue. 19 related planning applications.
Lady Godiva Statue
- WRENN ID
- lunar-cornice-rook
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Coventry
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1998
- Type
- Statue
- Period
- Modern
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lady Godiva statue is an equestrian figure created in 1949 by sculptor Sir William Reid Dick, funded by William Bassett-Green. It is made of bronze and stands on a Portland stone base. The base features a rectangular plinth with an overhanging cavetto moulding, and a podium with cavetto and roll mouldings at the bottom, along with battered sides. The design of the base is reminiscent of the work of Sir Edwin Lutyens, with whom Dick had often collaborated before Lutyens' death in 1944.
This statue symbolizes the regeneration of Coventry following its bombing during World War II and was donated to uplift morale during a time when rebuilding was hindered by shortages. It was originally intended to be the focal point of Broadgate, facing the clock tower of Broadgate House, where it could be seen by 'Peeping Tom'. In 1990, Lady Godiva was rotated ninety degrees to face the entrance to the Upper Precinct, aligning her with the axis between the Lower Precinct and the Cathedral.
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- Related listed building consents — 19 applications
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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