By Sydney Burgess Upon closer look of the Historic Towns Trust map of Coventry , delicate blue lines emerge among street and property boundaries (Figure 1). These faint traces of the River Sherbourne once powered Coventry’s industry, defined its neighbourhoods and structured daily lives. Figure 1: Extract from the Historic Towns Trust map of Coventry — includes Mill Pond and Dam and Corn Mill along the River Sherbourne. This river, which has its source at Corley Moor, moves u