Coventry’s pioneering Historic Coventry Trust has been awarded two separate grants from the Architectural Heritage Trust. The first grant has been offered under the Heritage Development Trust Pilot Grant Scheme.…
For our February meeting we have Architect Aidan Ridyard talking about “Coventry’s exemplar post war church architecture – Looking at the city’s exceptional legacy as part of the international movement…
Coventry University’s Master Planning consultants, Turnberry, are holding a public exhibition of the University’s plans for the former Civic Centre site (opposite the Council House). This will take place on…
Hemp has a very long association with human history. It was one of the first plants to be spun into usable fibre some 10,000 years ago. Hemp is used to…
Our Chairman, Paul Maddocks, reflects on a century of the Bauhaus. “As the centenary of the founding of Bauhaus comes to an end, it may be worth looking at what…
For the second meeting of CovSoc’s 50th Anniversary Year, we have a talk about the links between Coventry Precinct and the ancient city of Amarna. Roger Bailey, a Blue Badge…
A pair of 3D-printed homes were built in 24 hours by the ‘world’s first 3D-printed community. A team of designers and philanthropists constructed two 3D-printed homes in 24 hours. The…
12th January marks the New Year in the Julian calendar, and this date is still celebrated in some parts of Wales. Our friends at St John the Baptist Church, Fleet…
Nigel Page from Warwickshire Archaeology will be giving a talk to the Coventry Society on Monday 13th January at 7.30pm at the Shopfront Theatre, City Arcade. The talk will focus…
We have commented adversely on HS2 before. Cutting 2 out of 3 of Coventry’s fast trains to London and Birmingham as proposed by HS2 cannot be compensated by any amount…
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