Godiva and Beyond
coventrysociety CovSoc historian Peter James tells us some interesting history about Lady Godiva and her family and descendants. Peter writes…. Leofric son of Leofwine the Ealdorman of the Hwicce was made…
March 2024
The Origins of Coventry
Coventry Society member Andy McGeechen shares with us his controversial view that the origin of Coventry is in fact Roman and that also explains the city’s name. Andy writes….. In…
Twentyman Churches
CovSoc Chair, Peter Walters, reports back from our meeting in March 2024. Peter writes….. Richard Twentyman would not be the first name on any honours list of modern British architects.…
Women Artists in Britain
Our friends at the Arts Society Coventry have an interesting talk about Women Artists in Britain, given by Amy Lim. An exhibition, to be held at Tate Britain from May-July…
TE Dunville – a star of the Music Halls
Peter Walters explores the life of a Coventry comedian, a star of the Music Hall stage, who died one hundred years ago tomorrow. Peter writes….. The signs of suicide were…
A Much Respected Physician
The Old Guy goes jogging – to the memorial to a much respected physician. Coventry Society member Peter Hunter continues his series of articles inspired by places around Coventry that…
Council Commits more Money to Ikea Project
The Council Cabinet has decided to commit a further chunk of public money to its Cultural Gateway project. The actual amount of money is secret but is assumed to be…
Solar Farm Refused!
In a surprising decision last week, Coventry’s Planning Committee shot a huge hole in the Council’s own Climate Change policy. As previously reported, the City Council is promoting a new…
CVLR Takes a Step Forward
The planning application for the Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) demonstrator project in Coventry city centre have been submitted. The Planning Statement that accompanies the application makes it clear that…
Twentyman Churches
“Elegant, well mannered and never dull” – the Church Architecture of Richard Twentyman Join the Coventry Society for a talk about one of the region’s best 20th Century Church architects.…