HS2 on the Brink
coventrysociety We have commented adversely on HS2 before. Cutting 2 out of 3 of Coventry’s fast trains to London and Birmingham as proposed by HS2 cannot be compensated by any amount…
coventrysociety
Walking in the Air!
It is 31 December 1999, the eve of the new Millennium. All over the world, computers are about to freeze, unable to cope with a date that has the figure…
The Flying Pioneer of the Midlands
Stanford Hall, near Rugby, could have been one of the most important historical sites for Aviation if it was not for a tragic twist of fate. The story begins in…
Happy 200th Birthday to Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot)
As the bi-centennial year of the birth of Mary Ann Evans, better known as George Eliot, draws to a close there is still time to see an exhibition about her…
The Organ from the Forum Cinema on Walsgrave Road.
The Forum Cinema, on Walsgrave Road, closed and was demolished in 1962. Its Conacher organ was sold to the then Northampton Grammar School for Boys. Amazingly most of the organ…
New Apartment Development on Corporation Street
Two key sites that have remained in temporary use since World War II in the heart of Coventry’s city centre are set to be transformed into apartments as part of…
George Demidowicz on the Old Cathedral
At the November Coventry Society meeting on the evening of 11th November, George Demidowicz the former City Council Conservation Officer gave a talk about the archaeological discoveries in the Ruins…
Coventry Ring Road Re-imagined
Covsoc Supporter Alan Denyer gives us his thoughts on the Ring Road….. Modern marvel, or outdated relic from bygone age of car-centric planning? Here’s what Wikipedia says about Birmingham’s (now…
Spire to Spire Tightrope Walk
Twenty years ago, on New Year’s Eve 1999, Coventry held its breath as French tightrope walker Ramon Kelvink stepped off the parapet of Holy Trinity Church and calmly made his…
John Gulson – the Coventry Philanthropist
There is a school and a road named after him and there used to be a Library that bore his name. But who is John Gulson? .. and what did…