Heritage at Risk 2025
coventrysociety Historic England has recently published its “Heritage at Risk Register” for this year. Despite the money invested in recent years, there has been little change in the list for Coventry…
history
A House Called ‘Hope’s Harbour’
CovSoc member John Marshall tells the story of a grand house in Bray’s Lane, built for the Inspector of Factories, Otto Striedinger Imagine Bray’s Lane in Stoke in the 19th…
CovSoc Heritage Conference 2025
Coventry Society held its fifth annual Heritage Conference in October. The City Heritage: Future Strategies conference, held at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum on 18 October 2025, brought together…
Moon Craters in Coventry!
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, reminds us of the previous location of Volgograd Place and its failed vision. Paul writes…. A modern landscape that looks like moon craters or even…
Coventry in 1955– Still Change, Change, Change…
Historian and CovSoc Committee member, David Fry, has been studying past editions of the Alfred Herbert Newsletter. These Newsletters are much more than just a works magazine and some articles…
Dunlop Aviation
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us about the history of the Dunlop company in the city, which is still very active, although under a different name and ownership.…
Alexander Craig 1872-1935
Discover the life and legacy of Alexander Craig (1872–1935), a pioneering British engineer whose work with Humber, Maudslay, and Standard Motor Company helped shape Coventry’s early automotive industry.
No Fines Concrete – Then and Now!
Following our recent visit to St. John the Devine Church, we thought it might be interesting to research the history and use of No Fines Concrete in Coventry and elsewhere.…
UDAP: A Personal Journey into Socially Useful Design
Coventry Society Founder member, Paul Maddocks, looks back at Coventry’s history of innovation in the Seventies and eighties with special reference to UDAP Introduction: Coventry in the 1970s and 1980s…
Coventry Ordnance Factory
Explore the legacy of Coventry Ordnance Works, founded in 1905. This huge arms factory powered both world wars, advanced engineering, and transformed Coventry’s industrial history.