Anarchy Bridge

Known officially as the Grosvenor Road Footbridge and more affectionately as "Anarchy Bridge", this has been a favourite haunt for graffiti artists and trainspotters for many decades. The footbridge links Earlsdon and Spencer Park to the City Centre.

It was constructed in the 1850s to maintain a public right of way through the new railway marshalling and goods yard, following an ancient route from the city centre through Earlsdon, which used to run due south and on to Kenilworth. The bridge was substantially rebuilt due to the development of a new retail park on the disused marshalling yard in the 1990s.

Prior to this, it was heavily graffitied with anarchistic and surreal slogans, including "I have seen the fnords" — a phrase specifically mentioned in Jonathan Coe's novel A Touch of Love, which was set in this area.