The Bishop and the Sculptor
coventrysociety 2018 was the centenary of the designation of St. Michael’s as a Cathedral. Of course it had been a Church for a lot longer, since the Normans built it as…
March 2019
Harry Quick – Coventry Architect 1858-1935
In the summer of 1895, the Midland Daily Telegraph published a lavish set of drawings illustrating the winning design for Coventry’s new municipal offices. Fashioned in Tudor style, with stone…
Where should the Cross go?
On 15th November 2018, contrary to the recommendation of Historic England, the Council granted planning permission to relocate the replica Coventry Cross from its current location next to Holy Trinity…
Broad Street Meeting Hall – Starts on Site
The Coventry Society welcomes the news that work has started on the construction of the new Broad Street Community Meeting Hall in Foleshill. Broad Street Meeting Hall is a multi-cultural…
Who was Richard Lee?
Lots of Coventry schools and civic buildings are named after famous people. Some are well known and obvious to us: Cardinal Newman, Sidney Stringer and President Kennedy School are all…