Coventry commemorates the end of the First World War
coventrysociety November was a month of remembrance and commemoration in Coventry, with a whole host of events and activities commemorating the centenary of the Armistice that ended the First World War.…
November 2018
James Murray – Coventry’s Virile Gothic Architect
Coventry Society committee member Peter Walters reflects on one of Coventry’s most prolific Architects. James Murray (1831 – 1863) created some of the most famous buildings that shaped the city…
Whitley Abbey in the First World War
With the centenary of the Armistice very much in the news, Coventry Society Chairman Paul Maddocks was asked to speak to the children at Whitley Abbey School. Paul told the…
Building Better, Building Beautiful
A commission to champion beautiful buildings as an integral part of the drive to build the homes communities need has been announced by the Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire…
Which Vision of Cuckoo Lane do you prefer?
With Planning Committee due to make a decision about the future of the Coventry Cross on Thursday, here is the choice they have to make. Which do you prefer? The…
Historic England Supports CovSoc Views About Coventry Cross
Historic England has supported the Coventry Society’s views about the damage that will be caused to the Hill Top Conservation Area by the Council’s plans to relocate the Coventry Cross…
PARK COTTAGE: Its place in Coventry’s History
Park Cottage,14 East Avenue, Stoke Park, Coventry, was built in 1865, and is thought to be the first house in Stoke Park. It is in an imitation Tudor style, timber…
Coombe Abbey: A History Through Ten Centuries
A new history of Coombe Abbey takes its story from the Cistercian foundation in 1150 through secularisation in Tudor times and development as a stately home occupied by the Craven…
Representation on the Coventry Cross Planning Application
With the planning application for the dismantling of the Coventry Cross being set for a decision by Planning Committee on the 15th November, we are sharing with you below the…
Corporation Street “Village?”
With the opening of luxury apartments in the former Co-op and independent café Changamiri Coffee opposite on the north side of Corporation Street there’s a real sense of a new…