Ian Harvey
coventrysociety The Coventry Society wishes Ian Harvey, the Executive Director of Civic Voice, well in his new post.Ian will be stepping down from Civic Voice in the New Year to take…
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Goodbye to St. Nicholas
We are sad to report that for the second time in history, St. Nicholas Church in Radford has been demolished. The first St. Nicholas Church, which dated back to 1874,…
Coventry’s Victorian Heritage
Tim Bridges: The Victorian and Edwardian Buildings of Coventry Since 2006 Tim Bridges has worked as a part-time Conservation Adviser to the Victorian Society covering casework on Victorian and Edwardian…
Plans for Daimler Site Submitted
The BBC has reported that plans to build up to 250 homes on the site of the former Daimler car factory in Coventry have been submitted for planning permission. The…
Sculpture in Britain – Today and Tomorrow
The November meeting of The Arts Society Coventry will be a lecture by Raymond Warburton Sculpture in Britain – Today and Tomorrow Tuesday 12th November 2024 6.30pm (Doors open at…
Climate Strategy Launched
Following public consultation last year, the City Council has now finalised its Climate Change Strategy, which will guide the city up to 2030. The strategy and action plan will be…
The Wingrave Legacy
Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral and CovSoc member, Martin Williams, tells us about the earliest photo of St. Michael’s Church. Martin writes…. This is the earliest known photograph…
Weaving the Threads
CovSoc Vice Chair, Peter Walters, reviews the latest book about one of the city’s finest treasures. Peter writes…. Five years ago, in the autumn before Covid, historians and conservators gathered…
Work Starts on the Restoration of Stoney Road Gardens
The BBC has reported that work to restore a series of 19th Century summer houses in Coventry is set to get under way this month. The three buildings on Stoney…
Peace Lecture 2024
Our founder member Paul Maddocks is Chair of the Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation. Paul writes….. You may know that every November there is a Coventry Peace…