Peeping Tom – No 1
coventrysociety CovSoc Secretary, John Payne, has been reading the first edition of Peeping Tom, the magazine of the Coventry Civic Amenity Society, published In the Spring of 1983. There are some…
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Do conservation areas stifle development?
Two Coventry Society committee members (Tim Brown and John Prevc) recently attended the first of a series of ‘City Talks’ organised by Design Midlands. It is celebrating its new base…
Whatever Happened to All Saint’s Church?
John Marshall explores the history of a Coventry church and the reasons for its eventual demise A PARISH of All Saints still exists in the Stoke area of Coventry but…
The Watchmaking Triangle
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us about the watchmaking industry in Coventry and some of the families that moved here from other watchmaking areas. Peter writes…… Three Watchmaking…
Spon Street Walking Tour
Twelve intrepid members and friends of Coventry Society braved the impact of climate change on Saturday morning 11 July for a 90-minute walking tour of Spon Street. It was led…
Changes afoot at The War Memorial Park
Coventry’s premier park, The War Memorial Park, is likely to see a series of investments in the next two years which are intended to modernise and broaden the Park’s appeal…
Chapel of Christ in Gethsemane
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, tells us a little of the history of the mosaic in the Chapel of Christ in Gethsemane. Paul writes…… The mosaic-style artwork in the Chapel…
The Coventry Volunteers
Following up his research on the city’s cycle tracks, historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, now shares his research on the rifle volunteer movement which evolved into the Terratorial Army.…
Three Hillfields Flat Blocks to be Demolished
Citizen Housing have announced plans for a regeneration programme in Hillfields, with three residential tower blocks set to be demolished over the next three years to make way for better…
Cycle Racing in Earlsdon – Continued
Peter James follows up the story of cycle racing in Coventry and what was thought to be a photograph of the Butts Stadium. Peter writes ….. At a recent meeting…