Charterhouse Re-Opens
coventrysociety With the re-opening of the Grade 1 Listed Charterhouse tomorrow, we look back on the history of the building and the mammoth task of bringing it back to life. The…
March 2023
The Eagle has Landed!
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, has given permission for the reprint of this article from the latest edition of Chairman’s E News. Martin…
Ron’s Gatehouse to Get a New Roof
Historic Coventry Trust is starting work on the protection and restoration of Whitefriars Gatehouse, starting with the roof. The Trust has submitted a planning application for the repair of the…
E-bikes go like the wind
Former CovSoc Chair, Keith Draper, raises his concerns about mixing cyclists and pedestrians. Keith writes…. I recall from years ago when I worked at the Coventry Evening Telegraph how a…
Styled by Design
Images of Graham Sutherland’s Tapestry are identified with Coventry Cathedral all around the world. This recognition is being examined by an expert panel discussion which is being held as part…
Caravaggio – Painter extraordinaire, flawed genius and… a murderer
Our friends at The Arts Society Coventry have organised a lecture that promises to be a bit racier than usual but is sure to appeal to serious art lovers. Michelangelo…
A Green Vision for our City
Further to our article about the consultation on Coventry’s Climate Change Strategy, Coventry Green New Deal have circulated their response to the strategy. David Ridley and Tom Maidment write….. On…
Paxton’s Arboretum: Characters through time
In the run up to the re-opening of the Charterhouse on 1st April 2023, Historic Coventry Trust has published an edition of Heritage Park Times, guest edited by our own…
National Planning Policy Framework Consultation
The Coventry Society recently published an article about what is happening to Planning. To say that it’s in a mess, might be putting it too mildly. You might recall that…
City Centre Cultural Gateway
Plans are developing for the city’s new “cultural gateway” at the former Ikea building. The project to convert the former Ikea building into a major cultural focus for the city…