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Keeping Up Appearances TV Location (Hyacinth Bucket's House)
Gorecki (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Gorecki.
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This is the location that was used for Hyacinth Bucket's house in the BBC comedy Keeping Up Appearances. It stars Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Josephine Tewson, Geoffrey Hughes and Judy Cornwell.

RAF Ansty, now Rolls Royce Aero Repair and Overhaul
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.
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Thanks to Hinkkanen.

Coombe Abbey
Hinkkanen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Hinkkanen.
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Coombe Abbey was founded as a monastery in the 12th century. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, it became royal property. Elizabeth of Bohemia, the daughter of king James I was educated there in the early 17th century; had the Gunpowder Plot succeeded she was to have been abducted from Coombe Abbey and proclaimed as Queen Elizabeth II. In 1682, the West Wing was added by architect Captain William Winde. He also designed Buckingham House, which later became Buckingham Palace, and the resemblance is notable. In 1771, Lancelot 'Capability' Brown re-designed the gardens. Coombe Abbey was bought by Coventry City Council in 1964 and opened to the public. While the grounds of the abbey are now a popular nature reserve and country park the Abbey itself is now a hotel.

Avro Shackleton at RAF Coventry
Pdunn (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Pdunn.

Coventry Speedway
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
Motorcycle, stock cars and greyhounds.

Avro Vulcan within the Midland Air Museum
Pdunn (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Pdunn.

Coventry Skydome Arena
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.

Highfield Road Stadium
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.

Ricoh Arena
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

DHL down for the count
Pdunn (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Pdunn.

Coventry Cathedrals (old and new)
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.

Jaguar Assembly Plant
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.

Ikea Coventry (under construction)
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.

Midland Air Museum

737 Landing at Coventry Airport
LancelotLink (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: LancelotLink.

Speed camera
alfjon (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: alfjon.

English Electric Canberra taking on fuel

'Shaguar' from the Austin Powers film 'Goldmember' (replica?)
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.
Jaguar XK8 “Union Jack” Convertible

Some problems with the Google car
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

Avro Vulcan
The Avro Vulcan is a delta wing subsonic jet bomber that was operated by the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1984. The Vulcan was part of the RAF's V bomber force, which fulfilled the role of nuclear deterrence against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was also used in a conventional bombing role during the Falklands conflict with Argentina.

TNT Coventry
alfjon (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: alfjon.
Tnt Retail Express Coventry

Limo
alfjon (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: alfjon.

Coventry Transport Museum
Coventry is the birthplace of the British cycle and motor industry, and the Museum displays the world’s largest collection of British road transport, including 240 cars, commercial vehicles and buses, 100 motorcycles, over 200 cycles and around a million archive and ephemera items. Admission is free.

De Havilland Vampire
Either
de Havilland Vampire F.1 VF301 Only Mk.1 Vampire in the UK
Or
de Havilland Vampire T.11 XD626 Storage area but should be viewable

Mint Casino
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

'St. Michael's Victory Over The Devil' by Jacob Epstein
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.

Coventry fire engine
bubaonline (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: bubaonline.

London Taxi International
LancelotLink (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: LancelotLink.
Home of the world famous London black cab.

BAe Nimrod MR2 (XV232)
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

Ford Capri
Touringfmhome (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Touringfmhome.

Oversized Truck
kuressaare (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kuressaare.

TRV Dealer
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

Masjid Zeenatul Islammore
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

Flat tire
Matheus_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Matheus_.

Nestle's Milk Ghostsign
LancelotLink (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: LancelotLink.

Taking a picture of the Google car
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

Jaguar & Daimler Plant Site

'3B Series I' by Bernard Schottlander
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1968

'Let's Not Be Stupid' by Richard Deacon
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1991

Mercia House
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.
Tallest building in Coventry

Bablake School

Jaguar C-X75
Jaguar C-X75 is a hybrid-electric, 2-seat, concept car produced by Jaguar which debuted at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.
The model was scheduled to be built from 2013 until 2015.
In December 2012, Jaguar announced the cancellation of production due to the ongoing global economic crisis.
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'White Koan' by Liliane Lijn
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1972

Pigeons in flight

Inside a Jaguar XK120
The Jaguar XK120 is a sports car which was manufactured by Jaguar between 1948 and 1954. It was Jaguar's first sports car since the SS 100, which ceased production in 1940.
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'2 Mayor's Croft' by Donald Gibson
Despite the scarcity of materials due to the war effort, Gibson was asked to create small housing for workers at local munitions factories