City Centre South Archaeology Commences
coventrysociety The Coventry Telegraph has reported that experts will be carrying out archaeological works ahead of the first phase of a £450m regeneration project set to transform Coventry. Works will be…
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Giga Factory gets new name
Greenpower Park is the new name of the Gigafactory site at Coventry Airport. The change in name comes with a new website and a major marketing campaign aimed at promoting…
City Centre to be invaded by “Hubs”!
Planning applications have been submitted for the installation of advertising “hubs” in six locations across the city centre. The big grey units are 2.6 metres high. They include a number…
Transport Programme Approved
The Council’s Cabinet has approved a £19 million Transportation and Highways Capital programme for 2024/25. The £19.249m capital programme for the maintenance and improvement of the city’s roads, pavements and…
VLR to be Powered by Horses
The Coventry Society can today exclusively reveal that the Council’s new state of the art Very Light Rail system is to be powered by horses. A detailed study of the…
Godiva and Beyond
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…
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…