Walking Backwards No 4. Over Hearsall Common to Canley
coventrysociety Today we have the fourth episode of Peter Walter’s series of lockdown walks “being a compendium of idle facts, hidden places and meaningless historiana gathered on walks within easy striding…
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Walking Backwards No 3. Up Kenilworth Road to Gibbet Hill
Today we have the third episode of Peter Walter’s series of lockdown walks “being a compendium of idle facts, hidden places and meaningless historiana gathered on walks within easy striding…
Walking Backwards No 2. Down Daventry Road to the Charterhouse.
Today we continue Peter Walter’s series of lockdown walks “being a compendium of idle facts, hidden places and meaningless historiana gathered on walks within easy striding distance of the writer’s…
CovSoc Visit to the Sherbourne Valley Project
On Monday 13th June 2022 a group of eighteen CovSoc members had a tour of part of the Coundon Wedge, courtesy of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (WWT). Our visit was guided…
Burges Art Gallery
Three stunning pieces of artwork have been revealed in an historic part of Coventry city centre. The three works in the High Street Heritage Action Zone of Burges and Hales…
Walking Backwards No 1. Through the woods of Styvechale Common to Coat of Arms Bridge Road.
Today we start a series of Coventry Walks, created by our Chair, Peter Walters, during lockdown in 2020. Peter describes them as “a compendium of idle facts, hidden places and…
Coventry’s official Lady Godiva Celebrates her Ruby Anniversary
Pru Porretta MBE said “I rode in my first official Godiva procession on 12th June 1982 which started from the War Memorial Park, 6 miles around the city then back…
Demolition of the Black Horse to Go Ahead
On Thursday (26th May) Coventry’s Planning Committee took the decision to permit the demolition of the locally listed former Black Horse pub at 73 Spon End. The 200-year-old former pub…
Coventry’s Medieval Treasures tour
Medieval Coventry is delighted to announce that the Coventry’s Medieval Treasures self-guided tour is now available, free of charge. The tour: • presents ‘then’ and ‘now’ images to reveal the…
Biggin Hall Found in Gardens in Stoke
The long awaited More 4 programme, the Great British Dig: history in your back garden, was finally broadcast on Monday 9th May. The programme, which is presented by Hugh Dennis,…