Moon Craters in Coventry!
coventrysociety 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…
planning
Progress with the Coventry Local Plan Review
Introduction The local plan prepared by the Council which sets out the future development of the city over the next 15 years has reached an important stage in the approval…
Broadgate House to be Flats?
The Local Democracy Reporting Service has reported that former council offices in Broadgate House could be turned into apartments after they were deemed to be surplus to requirements. Staff working…
The Return of the Lentons Lane Solar Farm
In 2023, Coventry Society member Peter Hunter wrote an article about proposals for a solar farm on Lentons Lane, located on the city’s northern boundary. He also submitted comments on…
Demolition Starts for City Centre South
After a long delay, the demolition of parts of the city centre has commenced in preparation for the £450m City Centre South development. It is the biggest redevelopment project in…
A new, old wall on Spon End
Historian and CovSoc committee member, David Porter, has been researching a recently revealed wall in Spon End. David writes…. The recent demolition on Spon End of the warehouse and showroom…
Spon End Regeneration Update
Housing association Citizen is working with The Hill Group to demolish Kerry House, Milestone House and Trafalgar House, as part of the first stage of the redevelopment with building work…
First Tram Ride in 85 Years
A group of twenty CovSoc members took a journey that they couldn’t have made during the last 85 years! A tram journey in Coventry! On 13th June, twenty CovSoc members…
Leamington Spa Cultural Quarter
On 12th June 2025, the Coventry Society visited the developing Leamington Cultural Quarter, courtesy of the Leamington Civic Society and the Friends of Leamington Spa Art Gallery. We met at…
Donald Gibson – Ten Things you Didn’t Know!
Ten things you didn’t know about Donald Gibson, Coventry’s City Architect and designer of the pioneering post-war Coventry Precinct. Historian and Coventry Society committee member, David Fry, tells us…. He…