Date	Event
6-Nov-2007	Work started on building the "New North Wing" during the Summer of 2007. See news item for more details.
12-Sep-2006	Coombe Country Park Management Plan published, with opportunity to take part in consultation process.
1-Mar-2005	Coombe Abbey Hotel - £6m revamp marks hotel's 10th year
5-Dec-2004	Chapter 8 and Illustration Index updated w.r.t. current state of Monastic Fish Ponds now compared to 1962.
29-Nov-2004	The Menagerie sold as a number of lots.  See Coventry Evening Telegraph article for details
4-Jul-2004	The Menagerie put up for sale in Jun-2004 by Coventry City Council.  See Coventry Evening Telegraph article for details.  This line added to Key Dates page.
31-May-2004	3rd Internet Edition published.  This edition used larger print size, and smaller margins to produce a clearer print, but on the same number of sheets in total.  The 3rd Edition also includes the latest editions to the web site, in particular a contents page which refers to this page and the "Print Versions" page.
27-May-2004	Addition of a print friendly PDF version
25-May-2004	New "The Story of Coombe Abbey" Logo added to all pages, which also acts as a link back to the Contents page
23-May-2004	added to the Illustrations index the three "Webshots only Then" pictures, viz:   - Chapter House Doorway : c.1900 (now also used on this page)   - Eastern Aspect : c.1900   - SW Aspect : c.1900
23-May-2004	Updated "Acknowledgements and Thanks" to include Warwickshire SMR
23-May-2004	Updated "Bibliography" to reference Iain Soddens key work in 1990s
23-May-2004	Rewording of likely status of 12c Chapter House wall comments to reflect recent report by Iain Sodden indicating that virtually all visible parts of the wall are due to Nesfields work in the 1860s.
14-May-2004	Chapter VII updated to add mention of the 1970 bird park
13-May-2004	Internet version declared live
1961	Paper version published

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