Dieter Rams and Vitsœ
coventrysociety With a Coventry Society visit to the Vitsœ factory in Leamington coming up this month, it seems an ideal opportunity to look at the remarkable designer whose ideas shaped both…
2026
St Catherine’s Well: Coventry’s Hidden Medieval Spring
Hidden among the houses of Coundon, St Catherine’s Well is the oldest surviving structures in Coundon. Now a new gate and information board are helping to reveal the story of…
Will there be a City Council Planning Committee after October?
Government regulations were approved by Parliament on 30 June which require councils to delegate decisions on planning applications to officers. It is referred to as the “national scheme of delegation”…
Bedworth Almshouses
Discovering the Bedworth Almshouses – Nearly Two Centuries of History With the Coventry Society preparing to visit the Bedworth Almshouses, there has never been a better time to discover one…
Sarah Siddons 1755 – 1831
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us about the life of another actress with Coventry and Warwickshire associations. Peter writes….. Early Life Sarah Kemble was born on 5th July…
‘After Bunney’ – A Book Review
Coventry Society founder member Paul Maddocks has been reading a new book about a local artist and the search for his long-lost family relative. His review follows. I have just…
Keresley Development Refused
Plans to build 350 new homes in Keresley have been refused, following objections by the Coventry Society and local people. The applicant, Richborough, submitted outline plans for the development of…
Towards a New Cathedral
It has been 75 years since Basil Spence’s winning design for Coventry Cathedral was first unveiled to the public. His drawings came to symbolise the emergence of a new, modern…
Small Balconies, Big Questions
With the construction of hundreds of new apartments in City Centre South, Spon End Regeneration, the old Gasworks site and other sites in the city, the issue of high rise…
Visit to Temple Balsall
Twenty CovSoc members were fortunate to have a tour of Temple Balsall on Wednesday 22nd July 2026. Temple Balsall is a tiny hamlet in rural Warwickshire, with a history and…