Ellen Terry foundation stone returns to city centre
coventrysociety Coventry University has reported that a marble foundation stone laid by Dame Ellen Terry will return to Coventry city centre as Coventry University continues to mark the legacy of one…
2026
Paradise Redeveloped
Our Secretary, John Payne, reflects on the news that Paradise House is to be demolished and its site redeveloped. John writes….. Paradise in an old and interesting neighbourhood in Foleshill,…
All change for planning in Coventry?
Although the process of updating the existing local plan for the city continues and controversies arise on some planning and listed building applications (such as the demolition of the swimming…
Timber Tracks
An exhibition about Sustainable Timber Construction in Germany is being shown at Coventry Cathedral in February. Wood is once more becoming popular for buildings in Europe. The exhibition shows exemplary…
Story of GEC in Coventry
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us the story of GEC in the city. Peter writes …. By the early 1960s Coventry’s largest single employer was not a car…
Biodiversity Net Gain
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a policy and legal requirement within the English planning system designed to ensure that new development results in a measurable improvement in biodiversity — in…
Baginton Aerodrome to Close
Cov Soc member John Marshall offers an overview of Coventry Airport’s history and its imminent demise THE historic aerodrome at Baginton – known for many years as Coventry Airport –…
Coventry VLR – not now; not ever?
Our Chair, Trevor Cornfoot, reflects on the recent Government announcement about the Leeds Tram Scheme and what it might mean for Coventry’s Very Light Rail (VLR) project. As recently as…
New Additions to Local List
The BBC has reported that an old cinema and a wartime anti-tank structure could be added to a city’s list of heritage assets. The Astoria, which opened as the Broadway…
Motor Industry Workers Celebrated in Photo Project
The BBC has reported on a project to capture image of Coventry car workers and the vehicles they built, in a celebration of the twinning of Coventry and Dresden. Vanessa…