Tom Mann Lecture 2025
coventrysociety CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, writes ….. While working as a designer/illustrator at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, I had the pleasure of producing the very first poster for…
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Coventry Police Museum
The Coventry Police Museum is a branch of the West Midlands Police Museum, which is based in Birmingham. The Coventry Museum is based in the Council House and is open…
Yet another plan for Coventry!
Coventry Society continues to take an active role in the City Council’s update of the local plan. Currently, the Council is responding to nearly 60 questions raised by the independent…
Coventry Heritage Strategy
Those who attended the Coventry Society Heritage Conference in October will be aware that City Council has resurrected the idea of a Heritage Strategy for the city. The City Council…
Alfred Harris
Historian and Coventry Society member Malvern Carvell tells us about the life and times of Alfred Harris the well-known Coventry businessman and quiet philanthropists. Malvern writes….. With the unveiling of…
Heritage at Risk 2025
Historic England has recently published its “Heritage at Risk Register” for this year. Despite the money invested in recent years, there has been little change in the list for Coventry…
All You Need to Know About Planning Agreements
Understanding how £29 million in developer funds could shape Coventry’s future The Issue at Hand At a recent Coventry City Council meeting, it was revealed that £28 million of unspent…
Coventry Guilds
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us the fascinating history of the city’s guilds. Peter writes…… The Importance of Trade Guilds Trade Guilds played a vital role in Coventry’s…
A House Called ‘Hope’s Harbour’
CovSoc member John Marshall tells the story of a grand house in Bray’s Lane, built for the Inspector of Factories, Otto Striedinger Imagine Bray’s Lane in Stoke in the 19th…
The Future of the Baths
Coventry Swimming Baths and “The Elephant” – Coventry Society’s Position The Coventry Society, like many local organisations and Coventrians, is disappointed that the Council wishes to demolish the Swimming Baths…