Historic England Supports CovSoc Views About Coventry Cross
coventrysociety Historic England has supported the Coventry Society’s views about the damage that will be caused to the Hill Top Conservation Area by the Council’s plans to relocate the Coventry Cross…
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PARK COTTAGE: Its place in Coventry’s History
Park Cottage,14 East Avenue, Stoke Park, Coventry, was built in 1865, and is thought to be the first house in Stoke Park. It is in an imitation Tudor style, timber…
Coombe Abbey: A History Through Ten Centuries
A new history of Coombe Abbey takes its story from the Cistercian foundation in 1150 through secularisation in Tudor times and development as a stately home occupied by the Craven…
Representation on the Coventry Cross Planning Application
With the planning application for the dismantling of the Coventry Cross being set for a decision by Planning Committee on the 15th November, we are sharing with you below the…
Corporation Street “Village?”
With the opening of luxury apartments in the former Co-op and independent café Changamiri Coffee opposite on the north side of Corporation Street there’s a real sense of a new…
Coventry Peace Festival at St. John’s
At St John the Baptist Church, Fleet St, Coventry, the beginning of November until Wednesday November 14 sees the Church open every day (times vary) for prayer and reflection as…
First World War Triumph and Gloria Memorial Re-dedicated
Following the award of a 75% grant from the War Memorials Trust and the donation of the balance from the TR Register Coventry Group, the Friends of London Road Cemetery…
Comments on the Dismantling of the Coventry Cross to be ignored.
People who commented on the previous Planning Application for the “Removal of the Coventry Cross Sculpture” will not be heard when the new planning application is considered by Planning Committee…
20/20 Visions: Collaborative Planning and Place Making: Charles Campion
This book, published by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) looks back at fifty years of community led design and planning practice. It is based on the premise that…
All the Colours of the Guildhall
The St Mary’s Guildhall colouring book is now out! The City of Coventry Freemen’s Guild has done it again with its winning formula – ‘a colouring Book’ for all age…