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From: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Date: 20010929
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Byline: Keith Draper

The city at the centre of time

F OR those who enjoy a voyage of discovery into long-lost backwaters of Coventry, a new book dedicated to the city's watchmaking industry offers a fascinating insight.

Published by the Watch Museum Project, the stroll through time takes us into the city's ancient suburb of Spon End and along lines of Victorian terraces in Chapelfields.

As well as visiting the historic sites where watches were made, the book recalls some unusual aspects of the city: the Black Swan Inn's yard in mediaeval Spon Street where an ...

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