Weaving the Threads
coventrysociety CovSoc Vice Chair, Peter Walters, reviews the latest book about one of the city’s finest treasures. Peter writes…. Five years ago, in the autumn before Covid, historians and conservators gathered…
October 2024
Work Starts on the Restoration of Stoney Road Gardens
The BBC has reported that work to restore a series of 19th Century summer houses in Coventry is set to get under way this month. The three buildings on Stoney…
Peace Lecture 2024
Our founder member Paul Maddocks is Chair of the Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation. Paul writes….. You may know that every November there is a Coventry Peace…
Plaque for Eileen Sheridan
The Coventry Society erected a plaque to commemorate cycling legend Eileen Sheridan on Monday 21st October 2024. The plaque was erected on a wall at Coventry Rugby Club on The…
Daylighting Elsewhere
As the Palmer Lane project slowly comes to life, CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, tells us about similar schemes in other towns and cities around the country. Paul writes….. I…
The Herbert Brothers
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us the fascinating story of one of Coventry’s best known industrial families. William Henry Herbert was born in Leicestershire in 1850. His father…
Unholy Trinity
Paul Maddocks, a founder member of the Coventry Society, reviews a recent play performed at St. Mary’s Guildhall. Paul writes….. Last week I had the pleasure of seeing the first…
What Will Survive of Us Is Love
Historian and CovSoc committee member, David Porter, reflects on a visit to Chichester Cathedral which has some interesting links to Coventry. David writes…. In the course of a recent visit…
Artists’ Studios Under Threat
The building at 58-64 Corporation Street described as “underused” in a recent local news article is in fact home to Meter Room: a non-for-profit arts organisation hosting a project space…
The Public Exclusion Continues
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, continues his thinking about our public spaces, which might be coming less public. Paul writes….. This is a follow up from the last article that…