CovSoc End of Term Film Show
coventrysociety You are welcome to join us for CovSoc’s Christmas meeting. There will be old films of Coventy, mulled wine and mince pies. Free for members. Non members are invited to…
2022
December at St. John the Baptist Church
Our friends at St. John the Baptist Church have asked us to bring the following information to your attention: Bablake School will perform their traditional December lunchtime concert at St…
Only Equalled by Kensington Palace
CovSoc member, and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, tells us the fascinating story of 11 Priory Row. Martin writes…. Last week I attended a Cathedral committee…
Local Plan Review
The City Council is planning to undertake a full review of the Coventry Local Plan. It is anticipated that this will be completed by March 2025. The reviewed plan will…
WM Mayor Condemns the Development of the Coundon Wedge
West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street, has joined the debate about whether the City Council should build on the Coundon Wedge or give preference to brownfield developments. The Coventry Society has…
Albert Smith (1928 – 2022)
Albert Smith (1928-2022) was co-author of The Coventry We Have Lost Series of Books. His collaborator, CocSoc member David Fry writes…. Albert was the archetype of the post-war Coventry engineer.…
The Stevens Family
CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us the story of the famous Coventry family who turned from silk weaving to housing developers. Thomas Stevens was born in Foleshill in 1828 and…
What links R2D2 to a Coventry Electric cab company?
CovSoc founder member and former Chair, Paul Maddocks, has written the following article for the Historic Coventry website and we re-print it here with their kind permission. A good fiend…
Coventry Poet Laureate Visits Twin City of Dresden
In September, Coventry Poet Laureate, Emilie Lauren Jones, took part in a poetry exchange visit to the city of Dresden. Dresden and Coventry were twinned in 1956, after both cities…
Coventry’s Newest Community Park
CovSoc Secretary John Payne writes….. During October I was fortunate to be given a preview of what I am sure will be the largest new area of open space in…