Indian activists who helped change the face of modern Britain
coventrysociety This interesting story is from the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Radio website and was written by Vanessa Pearce of BBC News, West Midlands. As Britain looked to recover and rebuild…
November 2021
A New Historical Map of Coventry
As Coventry celebrates as UK City of Culture, a new map of the city sheds light on its fascinating past. Few cities have been altered over the centuries as Coventry,…
Did Handel Play the Organ in Old St. Michael’s?
CovSoc member James Rose tells us the the results of his fascinating research… In Ships of Heaven, an entertaining book about British cathedrals, Christopher Somerville’s list of what was lost…
Help Us Save St. Columba’s
St. Columba’s United Reformed Church opened 90 years ago on 10th October 1931. The church is located near to the Canal Basin and the old Admiral Codrington Pub. In January…
Antiques – Dusty, Smelly, Haunted and Expensive?
The next monthly lecture presented by the Arts Society Coventry brings a familiar face to Coventry. Mark Hill, well known from ‘the Antiques Roadshow’, presents a persuasive introduction to buying…
Heritage at Risk
Historic England has published its latest register of Heritage at Risk. The Register identifies sites most at risk of being lost as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development.…
Christmas Market
The Coventry Observer has reported that there will be mistletoe, mulled wine and marshmallows when a Christmas Market comes to Coventry City Centre later this month. Thanks to the Coventry…
What Next for Whitefriars?
What next for Whitefriars? That was the question posed by Carol Pyrah, Executive Director of the Historic Coventry Trust, at a meeting of the Coventry Society held at the newly…
Coventry and Dresden through Modernist postcards
Coventry and Dresden in Germany were twinned following the mass destruction of both cities from bombardments during the Second World War. The twinning relationship is being celebrated at a talk…
Proposed Demolition of St Nicholas Church, Radford
Coventry City Council is currently considering a planning application for the demolition of St Nicholas Church, Radford, and the redevelopment of the site for affordable housing. The Coventry Society has…