Follow Larkin's trail in Coventry

Philip Larkin died in 1985 aged 63

A booklet called Philip Larkin's Coventry has been produced to reveal more about the man who was born in the city in 1922.

Larkin, who was awarded a star in the Coventry Walk of Fame in 2009, grew up in the city and attended King Henry VIII School on Warwick Road.

The free booklet includes areas of interest such as the family home, which was on the site of the Ring Road.

The Larkins moved to Warwick in 1941 because of the dangers of wartime.

Don Lee of the Philip Larkin Society, who helped to compile the guide, told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire about the poet's early life in the city: "In a way, I don't think any time was a happy time for Larkin. He had problems with the family, but he quite enjoyed the anonymity of it all I think.

"And of course, he did learn to appreciate jazz in his early years, which was his big love, as much as poetry. And he heard the jazz and dance bands of the time at the Hippodrome."

He heard the jazz and dance bands of the time at the Hippodrome Don Lee, Philip Larkin Society

The Golden Cross

Other places of interest include the old cathedral (where Larkin was baptised) and The Golden Cross in Hay Lane - a place he would often visit.

Larkin later moved to Hull in 1955 when he was appointed librarian at the city's University. He dubbed Hull Coventry-on-Sea.

Philip Larkin's Coventry is free and available at the BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Open Centre in Priory Place, Coventry and at other sites throughout the city.