New Cathedral Celebrates 65 Years of Services
coventrysociety CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Willims, has invited CovSoc members to a special event at the Cathedral, celebrating 65 years since the first Service…
Heritage and History
Old Grammar School “Safe”
The Coventry Observer has reported that Culture Coventry has now confirmed that the Old Grammar School is structurally safe ‘in the short term’. The building had been being blighted by…
Coventry Heritage Network
The Coventry Society has established a Heritage Network for the sharing of information about the city’s heritage. The network is an email mailing list that anyone can sign up to…
Priory Visitor Centre Re-opens
The Priory Visitor Centre and Undercrofts have re-opened after being closed for many years. The venue is now being run by Coventry University Student Union. A launch event and open…
Keresley Archaeology
The remains of a medieval building have been discovered on the edge of Keresley. An excavation carried out by archaeologists has found evidence of the people who lived there over…
Bicycles and Bells
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us a fascinating story that combines bicyles and tubular bells. Peter writes….. In 1871 John Harrington the son of a farmer & born…
The story of Edward Cave
CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us the interesting story of a Warwickshire lad who became famous in the 18th Century. Peter writes…. Fourteen miles from Coventry lies the village of…
Wrothsilver
In the run up to Martinmas, CovSoc member Peter James tells us about the ancient ceremony of Wrothsilver. Peter writes….. Knightlow Hundred covers a large area stretching from Arley in…
Coventry Jewish Watchmakers
For 150 years Coventry was the cynosure of British watchmaking. From the 1850’s, as the city’s watchmaking renown became world-wide, skilled immigrant Jewish watchmakers, from Bavaria and Prussia, added to…
HAZ Project Completed
Work on Coventry’s Hight Street Heritage Action Zone has come to an end this month. The regeneration of one of Coventry city centre’s final intact historic streets has now been…