[1] Coventry is an ancient city and a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England.
The city's history dates back to at least the 11th century (CE), and it was a thriving centre of commerce in mediaeval times.
[2] The oldest building on this list is St Lawrence's Church—originally built in the 14th century[3]—and the newest are the Houses for Visiting Mathematicians at the University of Warwick, completed in 1969.
[4] Sir William Reid Dick's sculpture of ancient Coventry noblewoman Lady Godiva is the city's only other Grade II* listed building from the 20th century.
[9] Four other Grade II* listed buildings in the city are pubs or bars, or were at some point in their history.