CovSoc Member Receives BEM
coventrysociety Long serving Coventry Society member, Alan Griffiths, was awarded the BEM (British Empire Medal) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List this week. Alan received the award in recognition of his…
2019
Meet Athelstan in Tamworth
Our friends in the Tamworth Civic Society have issued an invitation to Coventry residents to attend their annual Tamworth Lecture. Famous historian and writer Tom Holland will be talking about…
Micro:Cab – Beyond the Electric Car
A Coventry firm, Microcab, is pioneering a new approach to zero emission vehicle engineering using hydrogen fuel cell technology. Microcab is a spin-out from the SWARM project at Coventry University.…
TOWN HALL – Buildings, People and Power
A book about the UK’s “Town Halls” is to be launched in Coventry at an event on Friday 21st June 2019. The book is written by Dawn Reeves, Chris West…
The Daimler Powerhouse: One of Coventry’s Hidden Industrial Gems
The locally listed Daimler Powerhouse, just north of the canal basin, is a rare survivor of Coventry’s early motor industry. It is also a testament to the quest for perfection…
The Imagination of Architects
Matthew Chamberlain an MA student from the University of Westminster has designed a sustainable treehouse to provide starter homes on London’s streets. CovSoc Chairman, Paul Maddocks, writes “I would have…
Continued Concern about the Mitchell Friezes
As neighbouring Solihull Council gives permission for the destruction of an important 20th Century sculpture, concerns have been raised about the future of a mural in Coventry by the same…
David Danskin – from the cradle to the grave
Football fans may have heard of David Danskin, the founder of Arsenal Football Club. But did you know that he is buried in Coventry’s London Road Cemetery? It is perhaps…
George Eliot Bi-Centenary – but not in Coventry!
As the world celebrates the bi-centenary of the birth of famous novelist George Eliot, the city where she lived and developed her character and critical thinking has not engaged in…
A Tale of Two Streets Hits the Road
Our friends at Photo Archive Miners launched their first major citywide exhibition on Wednesday as part of Coventry’s Great Place Scheme for the build up to City of Culture 2021.…