The Rootes Family
coventrysociety CovSoc member and historian, Peter James, tells us the history of one of Coventry’s most important families. Peter writes….. William (Billy) Rootes was born in 1894 and lived at Corner…
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The Shrink to Fit Tower
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, found this interesting feature about the use of traditional materials in non-traditional ways. Paul said “I like finding out about new interesting students projects, especially…
The Predecessor of VLR?
Sixty years ago, there was a plan for a revolutionary monorail system around Coventry City Centre. It was never built, but shows some striking similarities to the Very Light Rail…
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
The Arts Society Coventry – September lecture The first lecture in the 2024-25 programme will be on Tuesday 10th September at the NEW, EARLIER time of 6.30pm (doors open for…
River Festival Coventry 2024
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th September 2024 – 11AM – 4PM FarGo Village, Far Gosford St, Coventry CV1 5ED Join in the fun celebrating the River Sherbourne at this FREE…
A New Approach to Housing?
Coventry Society Committee Member and housing expert, Tim Brown, reports on a recent planning application in Keresley. Tim writes… Planning permission has been granted for 147 build to rent (BTR)…
Heritage Open Days
Heritage Open Days in Coventry will take place from Friday 6 September to Sunday 15 September 2024. The national theme across the UK for this event is Routes, Networks and…
Coventry to Get Large EV Charging Station
The former Rowley’s Green Working Men’s Club is set to be the site of the city’s first large scale Electric Vehicle Charging Station. The 1.5 acre site is a prominent…
CVLR Progress
City councillors received an update on progress with the Coventry Very Light Rail programme last week. Here are the main points. The Track Testing of the revolutionary track design has…
Flagged Green!
Six parks and green spaces in Coventry which are owned by the city council have been awarded with a Green Flag Award after meeting the high standards set out by…