Heritage Open Days 11th – 20th September 2020
coventrysociety Heritage Open Days are going ahead again this year but with COVID-19 considerations. There is a smaller programme and some events have to be booked. The event runs from Friday…
Heritage and History
Update on Draper’s Hall
For Coventry Society’s September meeting we have Dr Mark Webb who will be giving us an online update about work at Drapers Hall. Mark is a Member of the Coventry…
Shining a light on the site of the former Coventry Power Station
For well over 50 years, between the 1920s and the 1970s, the skyline of the north of Coventry was dominated by two major power generation facilities, Longford Gas Works to…
What do the gates mean for you?
Historic Coventry Trust is an organisation dedicated to championing Coventry’s heritage. In the city centre, they are currently undergoing exciting projects at Swanswell and Cook Street Gates and Lady Herbert’s…
Ghost Signs of World War Two
On the wall next to the Hay Lane entrance to the Golden Cross Pub is a wall painted black. It was painted 75 years ago to cover a war time…
The Destruction of Coventry’s Post-war Heritage Continues!
In the run up to City of Culture, Coventry once again turns its back on its amazing post-war heritage! Coventry’s Planning Committee has given the go-ahead for Coventry University’s plans…
It’s Time to Choose Our Future!
The Coventry Society is campaigning for a different vision for Coventry as we come out of the Covid epidemic. Part of the necessary change is the way that we move…
Charterhouse Progress
On 17th June a small group from the Coventry Society was shown around the Charterhouse to see the progress being made with the Archaeological investigations and the regeneration of the…
The Canley Kid who Became Premier
At the end of a quiet cul-de-sac just off Charter Avenue in Canley is a hidden away timber framed cottage, similar to many across Warwickshire. Its private land, but if…
St Michael’s lights the way
The first public use of electrical lighting in Coventry was at St Michael’s Church. In 1863 the steeple of St Michael’s Church was illuminated to mark the wedding in St…