Abbotts Park Gets the Go Ahead
coventrysociety A Government Inspector has granted planning permission for the proposed Abbotts Park development on the former gasworks site adjoining the Ring Road. Abbotts Park is the 5.5-acre derelict former gas…
Planning and Design
Gigafactory – A step forward?
The City Council has reported that it is in advanced discussions with several leading Asian battery manufacturers about future investment at the Coventry site. The Council claims that the West…
The Art of Slow
For our October 2023 meeting, we had an interesting and challenging presentation from CovSoc member and Architect John Prevc on the subject “The Art of Slow”. John told us that…
A Cut-Out Model of Coventry Cathedral
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, tells us this interesting story from the 1960s. Martin writes…. One of the souvenirs produced in 1962 to…
The Art of Slow
Architect John Prevc will speak on the subject of “The Art of Slow” at the Coventry Society meeting in October. John is a Coventry Kid, who was brought up in…
CovSoc Response to the Local Plan Consultation
Further to our article earlier in September, the Coventry Society has now submitted its response to the consultation on the Issues and Options paper. The Coventry Society – the city’s…
CovSoc meets Delia
For the last visit of the summer, twenty CovSoc members were given a tour of the new Delia Derbyshire Building – and they loved it! On 6th September our colleagues…
Visit to Holy Family Church
In a second article, CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks tells us about Holy Family Church, which the Society visited last month. Paul writes….. On 24th August we visited Holy Family…
The Review of the Coventry Local Plan
The biggest thing on the agenda of the Coventry Society over the summer has been responding to the City Council’s review of the Coventry Local Plan. The Coventry Local Plan…
Cardinal Newman School
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, tells us about a visit that some members of the Coventry Society made over the summer. Paul writes… The Coventry Society is interested in all…