Day 103 of 366 - Coventry County Hall!

Today's image was taken early this evening in the Cathedral Quarter of Coventry City Centre. The view is of County Hall. This Grade II* listed building was once home to Coventry's Crown and County Court (this is from the time that Coventry was also classed as a County as well as being a City). It was built and opened in 1783. The building was still in use as a Court up until 1988 when a new Court complex opened in Much Park Street and Little Park Street. The building remained empty for some years until about four year ago when it was converted into it's current use as a Bar / Grill House. Part of the old features of the court have been restored including, the cells of the court. These have been transformed into a dining area. The judge’s seat and the crown crest along with the viewing gallery and the dock also survive. One of the more notable cases was in the year 1849. This was the case of Mary Ball. She was convicted of poisoning her husband and was Hanged outside the County Hall. 20,000 people watched the execution of Mary who was the last person to be hanged in Coventry.

The photo was taken using the App ExposerGL on my iPhone 6.

First I used the app Snapseed to edit the image. I cropped the image. Then I used the selective edit feature to boost the saturation and contrast of the Sky. Next I used the app Painteresque to apply a edited version of the Painteresque 2 paint preset. I then used DistressedFX to add the Egret overlay and the Vanilla texture. I then flattened the image and added the Birds as well as the Broken texture. Finally I used PhotoToaster to add the Contrast Preset, the Vibrant FX, a medium dark Vignette. I then added the Canvas texture and the Shadow II frame.