Peregrines Delay Work on Spire
coventrysociety The discovery of a peregrine falcon nest on the Cathedral tower has halted work on the Cathedral steeple. The nest contains a single egg. The work on the steeply relates…
2021
City Model Finds a Home
Coventry Society member Peter Garbett has used his lockdown at home more productively than many of us. He has created a huge model of the City of Coventry as it…
Charterhouse Wall Painting Restored
The only surviving wall painting in a Carthusian monastery in England has been restored as part of that major conservation project at the Charterhouse. A large wall painting depicting the…
Chapel at London Road Cemetery Approved for Office Use
Planning permission has been granted for a change of use of the Nonconformist Chapel at London Road Cemetery from a place of worship (D1) to Office Use (B3). The proposed…
Relief for Lovers of Old Hall
This newspaper story is dated 29th November 1958. The text reads: “Admirers of St. Mary’s Hall, who were taken aback by a recent suggestion that a secondary staircase should be…
City Centre South Gets the Go-Ahead
It was perhaps predictable that the City Council’s Planning Committee gave approval last week for the destruction of a significant amount of Coventry’s post-war heritage, contrary to the recommendation of…
The Estate Builders
In 80 Years they developed 100,000 building plots in Coventry – Who were they? CovSoc Historian David Fry answers the question! If you live in a Coventry house that was…
Imagineer Gets the Keys
The completion of building works on a £2.5million creative hub last week was marked by an aerial arts performance. Aerialists Luka Owen and Daniel Connor performed with a Fork Lift…
The story of St George
by David McGrory, courtesy of Coventry City Council In the words of an ancient poem preserved in Bishop Percy’s, ‘Reliques of Old English Poetry, ‘St. George he was for England.’…
City Centre South – Decision Day
“Heritage assets are a precious thing – and when they’re gone, they’re gone!” As Coventry’s Planning Committee today decides whether to approve the controversial City Centre South scheme we can…