Paxton’s Arboretum: Characters through time
coventrysociety In the run up to the re-opening of the Charterhouse on 1st April 2023, Historic Coventry Trust has published an edition of Heritage Park Times, guest edited by our own…
Heritage and History
Save Spencer Park Pavilion
The Friends of Spencer Park has launched a petition in support of its plans to renovate and restore the Sports Pavilion at the park. The Edwardian pavilion is falling into…
Local Hero – Sir Henry Parkes
Sheila Woolfe writes…… Few Warwickshire communities can lay claim to being the birthplace of one who, being elected Premier of New South Wales no less than five times, “steered a…
Local Listing Recommended for only three additional heritage assets
In August 2022 we reported on the Council’s consultation on the local listing of nine buildings / heritage assets in the city. On Friday 24th February, the Cabinet Member for…
The Pancake Bell
CovSoc member and chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, writes…. Shrove Tuesday falls on the 21st February this year. I do not know what you like but…
The Art of the Automobile
Our friends in the Arts Society Coventry are organising a different meeting this month, which might be of interest to CovSoc members: Roger Mendham will talk on the subject “The…
Charity abandons plan for Chace Hotel
CovSoc member John Marshall reports Plans to transform the historic Chace Hotel on London Road into a care home have now been abandoned, according to a health care charity. The…
New Coventry Cross Takes Shape
The replacement of the replica Coventry Cross is taking place near Cross Cheaping and is to be accompanied by a 3D printed statue of King Henry VI. Work on the…
Local Hero…. the story of Sir Henry Parkes
Born in 1815, a few weeks after Waterloo, Henry Parkes grew up in Warwickshire, the son of a tenant farmer on the Stoneleigh Estate who was evicted and jailed for…
Ball Hill – the Thriving Centre of a new Edwardian Suburb
CovSoc member John Marshall tells us the fascinating history of one of Coventry’s best known suburbs. John writes…. It’s difficult to imagine Ball Hill as anything other than a typical…