The Lost Elephant
coventrysociety CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, has been scratching his head about a remembered elephant. Paul writes…… Does anyone remember the Elephant on the door of the Civic Centre 3 entrance?…
Heritage and History
World Record Watch
In February 2022 historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, told us about a Coventry made watch called the Grand Complication. A similar watch, by the same manufacturer, was recently sold…
Coventry Chain Company – A Link to Watchmaking
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us the interesting story of how chain making evolved out of the watchmaking industry in Coventry. Peter writes…. The Coventry Chain Company stands…
Tom Mann Lecture 2025
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, writes ….. While working as a designer/illustrator at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, I had the pleasure of producing the very first poster for…
Coventry Police Museum
The Coventry Police Museum is a branch of the West Midlands Police Museum, which is based in Birmingham. The Coventry Museum is based in the Council House and is open…
Coventry Heritage Strategy
Those who attended the Coventry Society Heritage Conference in October will be aware that City Council has resurrected the idea of a Heritage Strategy for the city. The City Council…
Alfred Harris
Historian and Coventry Society member Malvern Carvell tells us about the life and times of Alfred Harris the well-known Coventry businessman and quiet philanthropists. Malvern writes….. With the unveiling of…
Heritage at Risk 2025
Historic England has recently published its “Heritage at Risk Register” for this year. Despite the money invested in recent years, there has been little change in the list for Coventry…
A House Called ‘Hope’s Harbour’
CovSoc member John Marshall tells the story of a grand house in Bray’s Lane, built for the Inspector of Factories, Otto Striedinger Imagine Bray’s Lane in Stoke in the 19th…
The Future of the Baths
Coventry Swimming Baths and “The Elephant” – Coventry Society’s Position The Coventry Society, like many local organisations and Coventrians, is disappointed that the Council wishes to demolish the Swimming Baths…