The Salvation Army and Coventry’s Role in its History
coventrysociety CovSoc member Peter James tells the little-known story of Coventry’s links with the early Salvation Army movement. William Booth was born in Nottingham on 10th April 1829. He became a…
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Council Adopts New Local Development Scheme
The City Council’s Cabinet has published its plans for the review of the local plans for the city and the production of new Supplementary Planning documents. The Cabinet has approved…
Picturing our High Street
A photographic residency has been announced for Coventry’s High Streets Heritage Action Zone in Burges / Hales Street. The residency is part of a national programme led by Historic England…
Draper’s Hall Comes Back to Life
Last week CovSoc members were treated to a tour of the ongoing re-vamping of Draper’s Hall, courtesy of Historic Coventry Trust. The restoration of this historic and interesting building is…
Listing the Firs
The Firs, the former Coventry Preparatory School on Kenilworth Road, is one of the finest Georgian Buildings in Coventry. It is currently the King Henry VIII Preparatory School which is…
Cathedral Choir Reunion
Coventry Cathedral are searching for former choristers who might be interested in attending a reunion at the Cathedral over the weekend of 21st / 22nd May 2022, commemorating the end…
Grotesque Walk
On an evening in early July, twenty or so of us went for a walk on the dark side of welcome! Seeking out the gargoyles, grotesques, green-men, lizard-women, tongue-pokers, face-pullers,…
Opening up the Sherbourne
The plans for opening up the Sherbourne have now been finally been released to the public as part of the planning application for the £1.9m scheme on Palmer Lane. Members…
The Naiad finds a new home
CovSoc Chair, Vince Hammersley, tells us the story of one of Coventry’s most famous sculptures. The Naiad sculpture by internationally famous Coventry artist George Wagstaffe stood in the Earl Street…
Playing Billiards with Siegfried Bettmann
Long standing Coventry Society member Paul Maddocks was invited to be at the launch of the completed restoration of Siegfried Bettmann’s Billiard Room and the original features include eight murals…