This is Then
coventrysociety Visit the LTB Showrooms for an exhibition showing a visual record of the Coventry music scene, 1979-1981. The images are by Mark Osbourne and the exhibition runs from 18th February…
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The Grand Complication
CovSoc member Peter James writes….. Joseph Player & Son was formed in 1858, Joseph having been born in London c.1832. The company gained a reputation for high quality and introduced…
The Nuclear Threat
The Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation is organising a public meeting next month on the threat to the world from nuclear weapons. The public meeting will be held…
Caludon Castle Exhibited
In the spring Coventry Archives, at the Herbert Gallery, are organising an exhibition about Caludon Castle. The exhibition will feature some of the original archive material loaned by Lord Clifford,…
The Finger Returns
The Church of St John the Baptist, Fleet St, Coventry will be presenting their famous relic of St Valentine on Saturday February 12 from 10am until 1pm and Sunday February…
Epstein: Stories in Stone: 19th March – 31st May
This article was first published in the Friends of Coventry Cathedral Chairman’s newsletter. Martin Williams, CovSoc member and Chairman of the Friends writes… This Jacob Epstein exhibition in the Cathedral,…
Pioneering Coventry: the post-war photography of Richard Sadler
Photo Miners, a Community Interest Company, has announced plans for three consecutive exhibitions highlighting the work of Coventry photographer Richard Sadler as part of the City of Culture programme. The…
Flying Taxi Taster
CoventryLive has reported that a public exhibition of an urban airport for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is coming to the city centre this Spring. A car park…
Abbott’s Park Planning Application
The Coventry Society has given a cautious welcome to the revised plans for the former Abbott’s Lane gasworks site following a presentation on the plans by Ian Harrabin at our…
Energy SPD – the CovSoc Response
In November the City Council launched a consultation on three news Supplementary Planning Documents (known colloqually as SPDs). Although the consultation period has now ended, you can still see the…