Building Better, Building Beautiful
coventrysociety 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…
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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…
Coventry Peace Festival at St. John’s
At St John the Baptist Church, Fleet St, Coventry, the beginning of November until Wednesday November 14 sees the Church open every day (times vary) for prayer and reflection as…
First World War Triumph and Gloria Memorial Re-dedicated
Following the award of a 75% grant from the War Memorials Trust and the donation of the balance from the TR Register Coventry Group, the Friends of London Road Cemetery…
Comments on the Dismantling of the Coventry Cross to be ignored.
People who commented on the previous Planning Application for the “Removal of the Coventry Cross Sculpture” will not be heard when the new planning application is considered by Planning Committee…