Alfred Harris
coventrysociety Historian and Coventry Society member Malvern Carvell tells us about the life and times of Alfred Harris the well-known Coventry businessman and quiet philanthropists. Malvern writes….. With the unveiling of…
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All You Need to Know About Planning Agreements
Understanding how £29 million in developer funds could shape Coventry’s future The Issue at Hand At a recent Coventry City Council meeting, it was revealed that £28 million of unspent…
Coventry Guilds
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us the fascinating history of the city’s guilds. Peter writes…… The Importance of Trade Guilds Trade Guilds played a vital role in Coventry’s…
Heritage Open Days 2025
This month we have the opportunity to visit more than 50 venues in Coventry with free tours, events, and activities, giving people a chance to take a look behind the…
Medieval Coventry tour wins heritage award
The Medieval Coventry charity is delighted to announce that its self-guided tour, ‘Coventry’s Medieval Treasures’, has won the Alan Ball Award 2022 for Outstanding Local History E-Publication. The tour presents…
Plans for the Ikea Building move forward
Plans are developing for the memorably named “City Centre Cultural Gateway” or CCCG, known to most of us as the Ikea Building. The building, which has been vacant for three…
West Midlands Bright Solar Future
Solar power offers the biggest, best, and cheapest means of generating clean green power locally. For the January meeting of the Coventry Society, we have one of the region’s chief…
Campaign to Save Gibbet Hill Farmhouse
The Coventry Society has joined the campaign to save Gibbet Hill Farmhouse, which might be at risk from its owner Warwick University. Gibbet Hill Farmhouse, is currently functioning as the…
Turn Left at the Polar Bear!
Those were the surreal instructions to get us to the meeting room at the Daimler Powerhouse when CovSoc visited The Nest and the Powerhouse this week. During our visit we…
Burges wins Future Cities Award
The Future Cities Forum has announced the winners of its 2021 Summer Awards. The “High Streets” category was won by Coventry’s Burges Project, recently visited by CovSoc in May. The…