The Old Guy Goes Jogging – to Bridge 6
coventrysociety CovSoc member and keen jogger, Peter Hunter, has been down the cut! Peter writes….. Coventry’s canal towpaths are great routes for joggers, walkers and cyclists. They regularly feature in my…
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Charterhouse’s Other Lives: the YHA
In 1962/63 the Charterhouse was used as a youth hostel. Historian and CovSoc member David Fry tells us more….. The 1962 Cathedral Festival to celebrate the opening of the new…
Medieval Coventry tour wins heritage award
The Medieval Coventry charity is delighted to announce that its self-guided tour, ‘Coventry’s Medieval Treasures’, has won the Alan Ball Award 2022 for Outstanding Local History E-Publication. The tour presents…
Life in Coventry’s crowded courts
CovSoc member John Marshall, chair of Stoke Local History Group, reflects on the rapid growth of court dwellings in 19th century Coventry. The industrial population of Coventry expanded very quickly…
The King’s Visits to Coventry
CovSoc member Peter James tells us the interesting story of the last king’s visits to Coventry. Peter writes….. On 14th December 1895 Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor was born in…
Re-Wilding the Wedge
A planning application has been submitted to re-route the North Brook, a tributary of the River Sherboure, as it flows through the Coundon Wedge. The stream is to be put…
New Cycleway Planned for Allard Way
Cabinet Member Pat Hetherton approved plans for a new cycleway along Allard Way this week. The new route extends the network of off-road cycle routes linked to the Binley Cycleway.…
The Statues on the Cross
There has been a lot written recently about the history of the Coventry Cross, but little has been written about what it all means. The following description of the cross…
Plans for the Ikea Building move forward
Plans are developing for the memorably named “City Centre Cultural Gateway” or CCCG, known to most of us as the Ikea Building. The building, which has been vacant for three…
More on the Coundon Wedge Planning Application
The planning application by the City Council to develop part of the Coundon Wedge has been re-advertised with more information and an Environmental Impact Assessment. Although an attractive scheme has…