The most interesting of Coventry's surviving half-timbered buildings is Ford's Hospital in Greyfriars Lane, an almshouse for poor married couples that was founded in 1509.
Nearby Greyfriars Monastery, destroyed in 1539, is worth visiting for its surviving steeple, now incorporated into Christ Church.
The dormitory and cloister of the Whitefriars Monastery have since been fully restored and now house an interesting museum dealing with local history.
