In Need of a Loo?
coventrysociety Do you remember the old gents’ toilet in Lower Ford Street? CovSoc founder member Paul Maddocks certainly does. Paul writes…. It was one of those Coventry landmarks that probably attracted…
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Saving the Ruins
An international campaign has been launched to secure the future of Coventry Cathedral’s historic ruins – a site which has become an internationally recognised symbol of both the devastation of…
Demolition of Allesley Hotel Urgent!
Plans to “urgently” demolish a derelict hotel repeatedly targeted by arsonists and replace it with 55 new homes have been approved. City council planners agreed to let developers Avant Homes…
Tudor Codebreakers
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us about a Coventry nobleman who used his illicit skills to help some of the most famous medieval espionage specialists. After studying at…
A Makeover for the Market
Coventry’s iconic indoor market is to get at least £1.25m of external improvements, the council has announced. The works to the exterior of the Grade II-listed Coventry Market will include…
Coventry Society Revisit the Chace Hotel
Exactly four months earlier, a couple of members of the Coventry Society Committee were invited to see the renovation work at The Chace Hotel in Willenhall. We received a further…
City Centre South Grants
Local projects set to benefit as Coventry City Centre South Fund opens for applications. The Hill Group is calling on registered charities, community groups and social enterprises across Coventry to…
The Battle of Pinkett’s Booth II
We reported on “the battle for Pinkett’s Booth” back in June. You will recall that on the very last day of the public inquiry into the Coventry Local Plan, developers…
Update on VLR
At our first general meeting for 2026/27, we focussed on transport in Coventry. We had two excellent presentations from Colin Knight, Director of Innovation at the Council who provided us…
Gigafactory Gets Downgrade
GreenPower Park: a change of direction for Coventry Airport! A new planning application for the former Coventry Airport site suggests that the long-promoted vision of a giant battery factory is…