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FACTS
| Heritage Open Days is a special weekend of free activities and places either not usually open to the public, or that usually charge a fee.
Opening times vary from building to
building. A free leaflet giving more information is available from
Coventry's Tourist Information Centre, Bayley Lane
0247 622 7264/7266.
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 |  | The 15th century 'Doom' painting in Holy Trinity Church, now under restoration, will be one of the points of interest during the event, which
takes place this weekend and features 17 historic sites around the city.
Visitors to the church will get a restricted view of the painting, which is located high on the chancel arch and is still partly screened by
scaffolding.
But it will be an early opportunity to get a glimpse of a work of art that is already being described by the experts as a national
treasure.
Uncovered by the Victorians
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| |  | 'Remarkably intact and well-preserved'
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Painted by unknown artists around 1435, it's a striking representation of the Last Judgment, featuring Christ and his apostles, demons and the mouth of hell.
Uncovered by the Victorians, the painting was re-examined during work on the church in 1995 and found to be remarkably intact and well preserved.
The Doom Painter's Apprentice, a dramatised account of its creation written by Coventry writer Chris O'Connell, is one of four City Stories being performed in nearby Priory Gardens over the Heritage Open Days weekend - Saturday and Sunday 13th/14th September at 12.30pm and 2.30pm.
This is the 9th Heritage Open Days weekend to be staged in Coventry and it features the biggest ever range of historic sites and activities, including displays of sword-fighting and Renaissance dancing and the opportunity to
see visit sites as diverse as the 18th century Allesley Walled Garden and the city's Police Museum.
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