Black Horse Demolished
coventrysociety Coventry’s Black Horse pub, which has stood for around 200 years, was torn down last weekend. Demolition of the Black Horse, at 73 Spon End, was permitted by Coventry City…
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Volunteer Open Day at the Guildhall
Are you passionate about local history and want to help share this with others? Are you curious about Coventry’s stunning medieval Guildhall and want to get involved? To find out…
Litten Tree Building to close
Alan Denyer writes….. Hi all – happy new year! Apologies it’s been a while since I’ve been in touch – can you believe this week marked 500 days since we…
Murder at the Binley Road Toll House
CovSoc member John Marshall uncovers the fascinating story of an 18th Century crime… One of the most infamous murders ever to take place in Stoke occurred in November 1772 when…
Tile Mural Destroyed
The Coventry Society is disappointed to learn that post-war artwork located in an underpass near Croft Road has not been saved from destruction. The artwork was in the form of…
2022 – A Year in the life of your Civic Society
As is traditional at this time of year the Coventry Society looks back on what has happened over the past year. It’s been a busy year as you will see!…
West Midlands Bright Solar Future
Solar power offers the biggest, best, and cheapest means of generating clean green power locally. For the January meeting of the Coventry Society, we have one of the region’s chief…
Delia Comes Alive
A couple of CovSoc committee members were fortunate to be given a preview tour of the amazing Delia Derbyshire Building in Cox Street. The Delia Derbyshire building is set to…
The Importance of Albany Road
CovSoc member Peter James writes….. Earlsdon’s development began in 1852 with the building of eight streets. The earliest inhabitants were weavers and watchmakers keen to move from the city slums…
Henry Couchman, Binley Church and Eighteenth Century Drapers’ Hall
CovSoc member, David Fry, tells us about his interesting research into one of Coventry’s architectural puzzles…… My first job in Coventry regularly took me past Binley church, St Bartholomew. It…