ⓘWhat do the D1–D5 confidence tiers mean?›
- D1A single attributed public source (museum, council, Historic England, CWGC, mapping data).
- D2Two or more independent public sources corroborate the same facts.
- D3A named coordinator or local reviewer has confirmed the public-source account.
- D4A named observer has personally visited and documented the site — photographs, inscriptions, condition.
- D5An archive or institution has provided written documentation supporting the entry.
A higher tier means more corroborating evidence, not automatic historical certainty. The Discovery layer does not replace archival verification.
The roofless ruins of St Michael's Cathedral, destroyed in the Coventry Blitz of 14 November 1940, were kept after the war as a memorial to the suffering and waste of war and a sign of reconciliation. A charred cross of medieval roof timbers and an altar of rubble stand within the ruins, with the words "Father Forgive" on the sanctuary wall; a new cathedral was built alongside.
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What this page does not claim
- This is a memorial to the Coventry Blitz and to reconciliation, not a Soviet or convoy-specific memorial.
- Names of individuals belong on archival surfaces, not this discovery record.
- Endorsement by any named institution; the source is cited for documentary research only.
Sources
- AImperial War Museums — IWM War Memorials Register record for the Coventry Cathedral Ruins, the Blitz memorial of November 1940.
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