Join us as we journey back into the gritty heart of Victorian Coventry with Jo Phillips and the life of Charles Iliffe, Coventry Coroner
A city alive with industry, hardship, and the daily fight to survive.
Boys climbed chimneys before they could read, mothers pawned their wedding rings for a loaf of bread, and danger, illness, injury, or worse, waited in every alleyway.
In this world of clanging machinery and quiet suffering, one man walked the razor-thin line between the living and the dead: Dr Charles Webb Iliffe, Coventry’s Chief Coroner.
Join us for a talk in the Anglican Chapel followed by a short walk to visit Charles Iliffe’s grave.
Book on the Historic Coventry Trust website.
Saturday 31 January 2026, 2pm to 3pm.
Anglican Chapel, London Road Cemetery, London Rd, Coventry, CV1 2JT