Heritage Open Days 11th – 20th September 2020
coventrysociety Heritage Open Days are going ahead again this year but with COVID-19 considerations. There is a smaller programme and some events have to be booked. The event runs from Friday…
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Update on Draper’s Hall
For Coventry Society’s September meeting we have Dr Mark Webb who will be giving us an online update about work at Drapers Hall. Mark is a Member of the Coventry…
Shining a light on the site of the former Coventry Power Station
For well over 50 years, between the 1920s and the 1970s, the skyline of the north of Coventry was dominated by two major power generation facilities, Longford Gas Works to…
Government White Paper: Planning for the Future
The Government has announced plans for a complete overhaul of the planning system. This is the most significant change for several decades. Our umbrella group, Civic Voice, has produced a…
What do the gates mean for you?
Historic Coventry Trust is an organisation dedicated to championing Coventry’s heritage. In the city centre, they are currently undergoing exciting projects at Swanswell and Cook Street Gates and Lady Herbert’s…
Contractor named for Cathedral pavilion
Local contractors Harrabin Construction Ltd. have been awarded the contract to build the planned new pavilion annexe at Coventry Cathedral. The work includes moving the Swedish windows by Einar Forseth…
Beyond our own backyards – lockdown rambles
CovSoc Member, John Marshall, has been getting about….. THE coronavirus crisis has brought much gloom but one of the unexpected bright spots, for a large number of people, has been…
River Sherbourne Valley secures National Lottery support
Our partners the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has received initial support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the River Sherbourne Valley Living Landscape project, it was announced on 10th August.…
Ghost Signs of World War Two
On the wall next to the Hay Lane entrance to the Golden Cross Pub is a wall painted black. It was painted 75 years ago to cover a war time…
Acorn Peace
Fifty two years ago, in June 1968, I went to the Coventry Cathedral Exhibition of British Sculpture in and around the old Cathedral. I was only 18 years old at…