Coventry Police Museum
coventrysociety The city’s policing heritage has been safeguarded with the reopening of Coventry’s Police museum in its new location at the Council House. The Coventry Police Museum first opened in 1957…
Heritage and History
Bringing Light
A talk about Coventry Cathedral’s glass and the ‘Broken Angel’ project Long Itchington History Group Wednesday October 9th at 7.30 Long Itchington Community Centre, Stockton Road. CV47 9QP. Entrance £3.…
The Rootes Family
CovSoc member and historian, Peter James, tells us the history of one of Coventry’s most important families. Peter writes….. William (Billy) Rootes was born in 1894 and lived at Corner…
The Predecessor of VLR?
Sixty years ago, there was a plan for a revolutionary monorail system around Coventry City Centre. It was never built, but shows some striking similarities to the Very Light Rail…
Heritage Open Days
Heritage Open Days in Coventry will take place from Friday 6 September to Sunday 15 September 2024. The national theme across the UK for this event is Routes, Networks and…
The Life and Work of George Fox
Saturday 7th September 2024 10:30 am at Coventry Quaker Meeting House, Hill Street, Coventry, CV1 4ANAn illustrated talk about the life and work of George Fox, with readings from his…
A Drovers Road
CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us the interesting history of the Welsh drovers, and the route they took through Coventry. Peter writes…. The Welsh Road was a drovers road running…
Allesley Hall & The Iliffe Family
CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us a bit about the history of Allesley Hall and the IIiffe family who lived there in the twentyieth century. Peter writes…… Allesley Park was…
The Future of the Cable and Wireless Building?
The former Cable and Wireless College at 320 Westwood Heath Road is perhaps one of the most attractive buildings in Coventry. It won awards when it was first opened, but…
The Treatment
CovSoc Chair, Trevor Cornfoot, reports back on “an interesting visit”! Trevor writes…… Well, who’d have thought that a visit to the local sewage works could be so interesting? The visit…