Coventry Ordnance Factory
coventrysociety Explore the legacy of Coventry Ordnance Works, founded in 1905. This huge arms factory powered both world wars, advanced engineering, and transformed Coventry’s industrial history.
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Blue Plaque for Mo Mowlem
Twenty years after her death, Mo Mowlam, the politician who did more than anybody else to secure peace in Northern Ireland, has been honoured with a commemorative plaque at her…
Progress with the Coventry Local Plan Review
Introduction The local plan prepared by the Council which sets out the future development of the city over the next 15 years has reached an important stage in the approval…
A Library for the 21st Century
Coventry Society Secretary, John Payne, discovered an architectural gem during his recent holiday in the Netherlands. LocHal: Tilburg’s Iconic Library and Cultural Hub Located in a beautifully restored 1930s locomotive…
WH Smith makes historic exit from Coventry city centre
CovSoc memer, John Marshall, reflects on part of the history of WH Smith in Coventry. THE name WH Smith has been a familiar part of almost every British high street…
Mo Mowlam
In the run up to the unveiling of a CovSoc plaque to Mo Mowlem, we publish below a history of Mo Mowlem, written by Angela Atkin and published by the…
Alpha House That Jack’s Built
Paul Maddocks, one of Coventry Society’s founder members, has been researching another of Coventry’s “firsts”! Paul writes…… Over the past few months I have been looking at some of Coventry’s…
The River Sherbourne
The Coventry Society theme for 2025 is the River Sherbourne. As part of this theme, we have had a talk and tour around the Charterhouse Heritage Park, a visit to…
CovSoc Visit to St. John the Divine
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, tells us about a CovSoc visit to St. John the Divine Church in Willenhall. Paul writes…… The Coventry Society visit to St. John the Devine…
John Thornton – Master Glazier
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us about John Thornton, Coventry’s most famous glazier! Peter writes…… John Thornton of Coventry stands as one of the most renowned glaziers of…