A Much Respected Physician
coventrysociety 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…
2024
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.…
National Blue Plaque Scheme
Until recently the Coventry Society was the only organisation in the city interested in blue plaques, but there will shortly be three blue plaque schemes in the city! Last year…
Work Starts at Palmer Lane
Work has finally started on the long-delayed Palmer Lane environmental scheme. The scheme will de-culvert part of the River Sherbourne in the city centre and create an attractive landscaped space…
The Bishop’s Palace
John Marshall, CovSoc member and editor of Jabet’s Ash, the newsletter of the Stoke Local History Group, tells us the history of the site opposite the Cathedral on Priory Street.…
Flowers of History
Coventry Society member, Peter James, has been looking into the history of the legend of Godiva. Peter writes…. Matthew Paris born c.1200 was an English Benedictine monk based at St.…
Coventry’s Links with the Royal Navy
Visitors to the Council House may have noticed a rather fine model of HMS Diamond on display. They may also have noted that the suite of modern meeting rooms is…