Plaque to Alice Arnold
coventrysociety Members of the Coventry Society attended the unveiling of a plaque to Alice Arnold on 28th January 2025. The plaque was unveiled at 28 Short Street, her home in the…
January 2025
Music Return to Drapers’ Hall
The Coventry Society is pleased to see that a programme of musical events is to take place this year at Drapers’ Hall. The hall is now managed on behalf of…
VLR Pilot to Go Ahead
The Council’s Cabinet has given the go-ahead for the construction and operation of a test track for Coventry’s Very Light Rail on public roads in the city centre. Very Light…
Coventry at Work
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, reviews a book by one of Coventry’s best known history writers. Paul writes….. I am very happy to have received from Dave McGrory a copy…
Ager’s Closing Children’s Department
Stories in the local media about the closure of Ager’s shop in Coventry are somewhat exaggerated. Charles Ager’s shoe shop on Corporation Street is one of the oldest family owned…
Reinventing the Wheel
The Coventry Society had a talk about the history and future of Coventry’s cycling infrastructure by Andrew Saffrey on 8th January. Andrew is the Council’s Active Travel Innovation Manager and…
John Gulson 1813 – 1904
CovSoc member and historian Peter James, tells us the story of John Gulson, one of Coventry’s best known philanthropists. Peter writes….. John Gulson Senior was a leather worker who lived…
Allesley Hotel Site to be Re-developed for Housing
A planning application has been submitted to redevelop the site of the Allesley Hotel on Birmingham Road in Allesley. The application is for permission for the demolition of the former…
National Trust Take Over Charterhouse
On 10th January 2025, the National Trust (NT) took over management of Coventry’s historic Charterhouse, which will re-open in the Spring. The Historic Coventry Trust was responsible for the restoration…
The Bishop with Swastikas on his Hat
CovSoc founder member Paul Maddocks tells us the story of Coventry’s second cathedral and its first bishop since the reformation, now memorialised in its ruins. Paul writes…. The bronze sculpture…