Cultural Cutbacks
coventrysociety Coventry Society founder member Paul Maddocks spent most of his working life in the Museum Service and is concerned to hear of another round of cuts to the service. Paul…
Culture
Celebrating 80 Years of the Coventry Freemen’s Guild
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, tells us about the 80 year history of the Coventry Freeman’s Guild and its search for a new home. Paul writes…… This image shows one…
City of Culture
The BBC has published a detailed article about the demise of City of Culture programme. In view of the importance of this matter, we re-print it here in full. The…
Coventry Peace Festival 2025
Coventry’s annual Peace Festival happens in November promoting the city’s ongoing work of peace, tolerance and friendship. The city is well known around the world as a welcoming place and…
Cardboard Structure to Commemorate Blitz
Plans have been announced to build a huge cardboard model that will reflect the old Cathedral to mark 85 years since the blitz. Taking its cue from the cathedral ruins,…
Moon Craters in Coventry!
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, reminds us of the previous location of Volgograd Place and its failed vision. Paul writes…. A modern landscape that looks like moon craters or even…
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…
In the Company of the Coventry Coroner
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, reviews a book written by one of Coventry’s best known tour guides, Jo Phillips. Paul writes…… A new book has been published called “In the…
The LTB is Dead, Long Live the LTB
CovSoc committee member, John Goodman, attended the recent launch of a new book. John writes….. The Litten Tree Building, built for the Rover car company in 1910 as its showroom,…
Coventry School of Art
Coventry Society member, Peter James, tells us the interesting story of Coventry School of Art. Peter writes…. Coventry School of Art was built in Ford Street in 1863 in the…