Coventry Swimming Baths – What Next?
coventrysociety Coventry Society has objected to the proposal for listed building consent to demolish the Swimming Baths. This is in keeping with the Society’s policy statement which was agreed in autumn…
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Ellen Terry foundation stone returns to city centre
Coventry University has reported that a marble foundation stone laid by Dame Ellen Terry will return to Coventry city centre as Coventry University continues to mark the legacy of one…
Paradise Redeveloped
Our Secretary, John Payne, reflects on the news that Paradise House is to be demolished and its site redeveloped. John writes….. Paradise in an old and interesting neighbourhood in Foleshill,…
All change for planning in Coventry?
Although the process of updating the existing local plan for the city continues and controversies arise on some planning and listed building applications (such as the demolition of the swimming…
Story of GEC in Coventry
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us the story of GEC in the city. Peter writes …. By the early 1960s Coventry’s largest single employer was not a car…
Baginton Aerodrome to Close
Cov Soc member John Marshall offers an overview of Coventry Airport’s history and its imminent demise THE historic aerodrome at Baginton – known for many years as Coventry Airport –…
Coventry VLR – not now; not ever?
Our Chair, Trevor Cornfoot, reflects on the recent Government announcement about the Leeds Tram Scheme and what it might mean for Coventry’s Very Light Rail (VLR) project. As recently as…
New Additions to Local List
The BBC has reported that an old cinema and a wartime anti-tank structure could be added to a city’s list of heritage assets. The Astoria, which opened as the Broadway…
Motor Industry Workers Celebrated in Photo Project
The BBC has reported on a project to capture image of Coventry car workers and the vehicles they built, in a celebration of the twinning of Coventry and Dresden. Vanessa…
Former Golf Course to Become Nature Reserve
Brandon Wood Golf Course is set to be turned into a nature reserve that will create rich wildlife habitats and become a major new visitor destination for the city. Members of Coventry…