Picturing our High Street
coventrysociety A photographic residency has been announced for Coventry’s High Streets Heritage Action Zone in Burges / Hales Street. The residency is part of a national programme led by Historic England…
2021
Draper’s Hall Comes Back to Life
Last week CovSoc members were treated to a tour of the ongoing re-vamping of Draper’s Hall, courtesy of Historic Coventry Trust. The restoration of this historic and interesting building is…
Listing the Firs
The Firs, the former Coventry Preparatory School on Kenilworth Road, is one of the finest Georgian Buildings in Coventry. It is currently the King Henry VIII Preparatory School which is…
Cathedral Choir Reunion
Coventry Cathedral are searching for former choristers who might be interested in attending a reunion at the Cathedral over the weekend of 21st / 22nd May 2022, commemorating the end…
Grotesque Walk
On an evening in early July, twenty or so of us went for a walk on the dark side of welcome! Seeking out the gargoyles, grotesques, green-men, lizard-women, tongue-pokers, face-pullers,…
Opening up the Sherbourne
The plans for opening up the Sherbourne have now been finally been released to the public as part of the planning application for the £1.9m scheme on Palmer Lane. Members…
The Naiad finds a new home
CovSoc Chair, Vince Hammersley, tells us the story of one of Coventry’s most famous sculptures. The Naiad sculpture by internationally famous Coventry artist George Wagstaffe stood in the Earl Street…
Playing Billiards with Siegfried Bettmann
Long standing Coventry Society member Paul Maddocks was invited to be at the launch of the completed restoration of Siegfried Bettmann’s Billiard Room and the original features include eight murals…
Flying the Flag for the Cathedral
Through the generosity of one of its members the Friends of Coventry Cathedral are pleased to have provided the city’s most prestigious building with new flagpoles. The donor prefers to…
The Sherbourne Valley – Being Restored to Life
The Coventry Society are partners in the Sherbourne Valley Project – bringing back the source of our city – for people, for wildlife, for the future. Led by the Warwickshire…