Strawberries and Horncombs
coventrysociety CovSoc member Peter James tells us a bit about the comb makers of Kenilworth, which included some of his ancestors. Peter writes….. This obituary appeared in the Coventry Herald on…
Heritage and History
The Old Guy Goes Jogging – to the site of the former Coventry Power Station, Oxford Canal near Sutton Stop and some environmental vandalism
CovSoc member, Peter Hunter, goes jogging to help improve his mental health and wellbeing. But it doesn’t always work out that way. Peter writes …. This week’s jog was just…
From village ale house to suburban Rose and Crown
Our thanks to the Stoke History Group for this third article from their April newsletter, Jabet’s Ash. John Marshall writes….. The current Rose and Crown pub on Walsgrave Road, situated…
Plaudits for 1960s station
CovSoc member and Chair of the Stoke History Group, John Marshall, has permitted us to re-print this interesting article about Coventry Railway Station that he wrote for the April edition…
A Gift from Carnegie: Dippy the Dinosaur
CovSoc member and Chair of the Stoke History Group, John Marshall, shares a story published in Jabet’s Ash, the group’s newsletter last month. John writes….. Hundreds of children (and adults)…
The Old Guy goes jogging – to Walsgrave Cemetery
CovSoc member, Peter Hunter, writes.. This month, the second in the series of articles inspired by places around Coventry that I visit as I jog around town takes me to…
Protected by the Anchor!
CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us this interesting story about telecommunications infrastructure in our region. Peter writes….. From 1st January 1912 The General Post Office became a virtual monopoly supplier…
The Coventry Demolitions of 1820 continued (and a revival?)
Coventry Historian and CovSoc member, David Fry, continues his analysis about the streets around Broadgate. David writes….. A recent article described the blitzing of the old medieval Broadgate in 1820…
Royal Litany
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral brings to our attention an important historical event that has not been much reported in the UK press. In his…
The Fight to Save the Charterhouse
With the recent re-opening of the Charterhouse, this article gives a local resident’s description of the fight and campaign to save the building and keep open the public fields. It…