Alpha House that Jacks Built
coventrysociety Our Deputy Chair, Paul Maddocks, has been researching one of Coventry’s “firsts”! Over the past few months I have been looking at some of Coventry’s ‘Firsts’ from the city with…
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Drapers Bar set for Culture Role
The bar and brasserie, originally known as Brown’s and more recently as Drapers, has been earmarked to provide a major cultural offering for the Coventry City of Culture year. The…
Coventry’s Newest Hotel Due to Open Soon
The Telegraph Hotel is set to open its doors in November this year in the former headquarters of the city’s newspaper. The Corporation Street hotel is being redeveloped by Complex…
Coventry Heritage Gets a £231,000 Covid Boost
Three Coventry heritage and cultural organisations have benefited from the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. The three organisations in Coventry are amongst…
Frederick Lanchester – Britain’s Leonardo
So why did Coventry have a Polytechnic named after Frederick Lanchester? And why is Coventry University’s library named the Lanchester Library? Who was Frederick Lanchester? What did he do? Why…
Taking a Good Look at the Tapestry
A specialist textile conservator paid a visit to St Mary’s Guildhall recently to carry out a visual survey of the Guildhall’s stunning tapestry. The tapestry, dating back to the turn…
Jabet’s Ash and Pit
In January 1929 a public spirited land owner in Binley Road presented to the city a small piece of land with a sapling ash tree growing on it. The land…
The Pavilion in the Park
After years of trying to gain permission to build a multi-purpose building in Allesley Park Walled Garden the project has finally come to fruition. The Walled Garden group is chaired…
Consultation Begins on Binley Cycleway
Further to our recent publication of plans for cycleways in the city, the City Council has published its plans for the first phase of its proposed cycle route from the…
Lighting the Way
The City Council has unveiled plans for an eye-catching trail of light which will guide people between Coventry’s railway station and the city centre. It is set to be installed…