Sarah Siddons 1755 – 1831
coventrysociety Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us about the life of another actress with Coventry and Warwickshire associations. Peter writes….. Early Life Sarah Kemble was born on 5th July…
Heritage and History
‘After Bunney’ – A Book Review
Coventry Society founder member Paul Maddocks has been reading a new book about a local artist and the search for his long-lost family relative. His review follows. I have just…
Towards a New Cathedral
It has been 75 years since Basil Spence’s winning design for Coventry Cathedral was first unveiled to the public. His drawings came to symbolise the emergence of a new, modern…
Visit to Temple Balsall
Twenty CovSoc members were fortunate to have a tour of Temple Balsall on Wednesday 22nd July 2026. Temple Balsall is a tiny hamlet in rural Warwickshire, with a history and…
Peeping Tom – No 1
CovSoc Secretary, John Payne, has been reading the first edition of Peeping Tom, the magazine of the Coventry Civic Amenity Society, published In the Spring of 1983. There are some…
Do conservation areas stifle development?
Two Coventry Society committee members (Tim Brown and John Prevc) recently attended the first of a series of ‘City Talks’ organised by Design Midlands. It is celebrating its new base…
Whatever Happened to All Saint’s Church?
John Marshall explores the history of a Coventry church and the reasons for its eventual demise A PARISH of All Saints still exists in the Stoke area of Coventry but…
The Watchmaking Triangle
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us about the watchmaking industry in Coventry and some of the families that moved here from other watchmaking areas. Peter writes…… Three Watchmaking…
Spon Street Walking Tour
Twelve intrepid members and friends of Coventry Society braved the impact of climate change on Saturday morning 11 July for a 90-minute walking tour of Spon Street. It was led…
The Firs Back on the Market
As reported in the press recently, the Coventry School Foundation decided a few weeks ago to close King Henry VIII Pre – Prep School, known locally as Swallows. The School…