Pioneering Arts – Sadler’s Photos of the Cathedral
coventrysociety Following the success of the first two exhibitions, this third phase of Photo Miners’ exhibition of the photographs of Richard Sadler has been launched at the Old Grammar School. This…
Heritage and History
St. Columba’s United Reformed Church
The Coventry Society has submitted an application to Coventry City Council for an addition to the Local List of non-designated heritage assets, St Columba’s United Reformed Church, St Columba’s Close,…
Coventry Dragons
Ahead of St George’s Day on Saturday, April 23, people have been challenged to find 22 dragons across Coventry. The mythical creatures can be found on historic buildings in the…
The Zulu Queen
CovSoc member Peter James tells us the story of a Coventry heroine of the Salvation Army. Charles Fardon was born in Coventry in 1863 the son of Charles and Charlotte…
Medieval Coventry Events
Medieval Coventry would like to inform you about three events happening on 20th to 22ndApril 2022, organised by the Medieval Coventry charity and the University of Warwick Society for European…
The Heritage Action Zone – A Review
Our Secretary, John Payne, has been looking back at the Heritage Action Zone which ends this month. John writes… Back in 2018 we reported on the Heritage Action Zone and…
Meet me under the Elephant
Coventry Community Interest Company, Photo Miners, is launching a new arts project and is looking for 12 participants. The project is funded by Arts Council England and City of Culture…
Coventry to get two new Conservation Areas
In a move which took the Coventry Society by surprise, Cllr Welsh, the Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities last week approved public consultation on two new Conservation Areas for…
Coventry to get a blue plaque scheme.
Last week, Cllr Welsh, the Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities approved a heritage plaque nomination scheme, to be known as the Blue Plaque Scheme. The nomination process will be…
Lost Coventry by David McGrory
Our founder member Paul Maddocks writes…. I have been very lucky to be able to have a special preview of the latest book by David McGrory, it’s the twenty seventh…