The William Morris Building
coventrysociety Malvern Carvell published this interesting story about the William Morris Building on the Visit Historic Coventry Facebook page in April 2023. The building, in Gosford Street, is now occupied by…
Architecture
Work to Start on the Ikea Building
The Coventry Telegraph has reported that a start date has been revealed for the transformation of Coventry’s former IKEA store. The plan is to turn the building into a ‘cultural…
Stoneleigh House, Earlsdon Street
The Earlsdon Echo has recently featured this boring, but interesting building at 70 Earlsdon Street. ‘Stoneleigh House’ was originally called ‘Earlsdon House’ and was the first building erected on the…
Sent to Coventry – in lino
Coventry’s “At-Risk” modernist architecture is celebrated in an exhibition at Coventry Cathedral, sponsored by the Friends of the Cathedral. The exhibition is by Coventry born artist, Paul Catherall. It features…
For Sale – The Elephant Building in Concrete
A Birmingham manufacturer is selling miniature 3D concrete models of Coventry’s Elephant Building. These are hand cast concrete miniatures by Spaceplay. They come gift boxed and retail for £38 including…
St. Barbara’s Church, Earlsdon
Continuing our occasional tour of Coventry’s collection of twentieth century churches, Peter Walters reports on St Barbara’s Church on Rochester Road in Earlsdon which the Coventry Society visited on 29th…
Cathedral Lanes – the way things change!
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, reflects on the way that plans change – not always for the better! Paul writes…… Coventry city centre has seen many changes over the past…
Future of Hearsall Baptist Church Secured
The Earlsdon Echo has recently reported some positive news about the future of Hearsall Baptist Church. ”The Trustees of the recently closed Hearsall Baptist Church have made the following announcement…
Basil’s Screen
In the latest edition of the e-news of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Chair Martin Williams reflected on some of the things that he sees regularly and takes for granted.…
Twentyman Churches
CovSoc Chair, Peter Walters, reports back from our meeting in March 2024. Peter writes….. Richard Twentyman would not be the first name on any honours list of modern British architects.…