London Road Cemetery: Paxton’s Coventry Legacy
coventrysociety Coventry’s London Road Cemetery was one of the earliest municipal burial grounds in England. Designed by Joseph Paxton, its dramatic landscape of quarries, winding paths, trees and monuments remains an…
August 2026
The Great Meeting House Unitarian Church
Coventry Society Committee member, David Porter, has been following up concerns raised about the condition of this Church in Coventry. David writes….. One threat to our heritage which has become…
Wild Rover no more
David Porter notes the passing of a building with a significant history. David writes … In my role as a volunteer at the City Archives, I have often found myself…
Reusing our neglected heritage
In July, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport published the outcome of its inquiry into protecting the built heritage – Protecting built heritage: MPs call for ‘reuse first’…
Concerns about Building at Sutton Stop
Peter Hunter, the Coventry Society Conservation Area Champion for Hawkesbury Junction, reports on a problem arising in the Hawkesbury Junction Conservation Area. Peter writes…. The canal users service facility building…
Planning Application Decision for 34-36 Earlsdon Street
On Thursday 13 th August 2026, a meeting of the Planning Committee was held at which a decision was taken to allow application no PL/2026/0000534/FUL, granting permission for the construction…
Tackling the Oversupply of Student Accommodation – A Tale of Two Applications
As we all know, there is a continuing and growing issue of empty student accommodation units especially in and around the city centre. There is one large scheme of over…
A Visit to Bedworth and a Tour of the Almshouses
On 15th August 2026, some 20 Coventry Society members visited Bedworth, where an extensive tour had been organised by Lynda Burton who is Chair of the Bedworth Society and also…
Dieter Rams and Vitsœ
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…
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…