A Drovers Road
coventrysociety CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us the interesting history of the Welsh drovers, and the route they took through Coventry. Peter writes…. The Welsh Road was a drovers road running…
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Return to the Wedge
A group from the Coventry Society paid a return visit to the Coundon Wedge, courtesy of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. We went to see the Stage Zero restoration project on…
Allesley Hall & The Iliffe Family
CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us a bit about the history of Allesley Hall and the IIiffe family who lived there in the twentyieth century. Peter writes…… Allesley Park was…
The Future of the Cable and Wireless Building?
The former Cable and Wireless College at 320 Westwood Heath Road is perhaps one of the most attractive buildings in Coventry. It won awards when it was first opened, but…
The Treatment
CovSoc Chair, Trevor Cornfoot, reports back on “an interesting visit”! Trevor writes…… Well, who’d have thought that a visit to the local sewage works could be so interesting? The visit…
The William Morris Building
Malvern Carvell published this interesting story about the William Morris Building on the Visit Historic Coventry Facebook page in April 2023. The building, in Gosford Street, is now occupied by…
Another Step on the Loop
A beautiful countryside walking and cycling route near Coventry city centre is a step closer to completion after a key phase of its construction was finished. Works on Phase 2…
Work to Start on the Ikea Building
The Coventry Telegraph has reported that a start date has been revealed for the transformation of Coventry’s former IKEA store. The plan is to turn the building into a ‘cultural…
Mary Dormer Harris 1867 – 1936
Historian and CovSoc member Peter James, tell us the story of Mary Dormer Harris, a woman of many talents. Peter writes….. Mary was born in 1867 at Dale House Farm…
What is the future of the Astoria?
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, reflects on the history of one of Coventry’s former cinemas and wonders about its future. Paul writes…. ‘The Astoria’ was a once popular cinema in…