‘Coventry Cathedral’ is in fact two buildings that lie at the heart of the city of Coventry. The Ruins of the ‘old Cathedral’ are the remains of a medieval parish church, consecrated to be the Cathedral of the new Diocese of Coventry in 1918. In a little over 20 years, this building would be destroyed by enemy air attack in the Second World War. Rather than sweeping away the ruins or rebuilding a replica of the former church, the then leaders of the Cathedral Community built a new Cathedral and preserved the remains of the old Cathedral as a moving reminder of the folly and waste of war.