Gabriele Munter
coventrysociety Gabriele Munter: Expressionism, The Rise of The Blue Rider and beyondA lecture by Colin Pink Tuesday 8th October 2024 – Doors open at 6.00pm for 6.30pm lecture, at Barr’s Hill…
Culture
My Farming Life Past and Present
CovSoc Vice Chair, Peter Walters, reports back on a Coventry’s Society talk from retired farmer and CovSoc member, Richard Grindal. Peter writes….. In Richard Grindal’s early childhood, horses were still…
Bringing Light
A talk about Coventry Cathedral’s glass and the ‘Broken Angel’ project Long Itchington History Group Wednesday October 9th at 7.30 Long Itchington Community Centre, Stockton Road. CV47 9QP. Entrance £3.…
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…
The Life and Work of George Fox
Saturday 7th September 2024 10:30 am at Coventry Quaker Meeting House, Hill Street, Coventry, CV1 4ANAn illustrated talk about the life and work of George Fox, with readings from his…
Work to Start on the Ikea Building
The Coventry Telegraph has reported that a start date has been revealed for the transformation of Coventry’s former IKEA store. The plan is to turn the building into a ‘cultural…
The Great Train Robbery
The Arts Society Coventry’s June lecture is on Tuesday 25th June, the last of the 2023-24 season, at Barr’s Hill School drama studio. Colin Shindler will be talking about The…
Sent to Coventry – in lino
Coventry’s “At-Risk” modernist architecture is celebrated in an exhibition at Coventry Cathedral, sponsored by the Friends of the Cathedral. The exhibition is by Coventry born artist, Paul Catherall. It features…
Heritage, Bridges, Plums and a Lucky Escape
Last week, eighteen members of the Coventry Society had a guided tour of Pershore, courtesy of the Pershore Civic Society. We were greeted by the Town Crier who loudly welcomed…
For Sale – The Elephant Building in Concrete
A Birmingham manufacturer is selling miniature 3D concrete models of Coventry’s Elephant Building. These are hand cast concrete miniatures by Spaceplay. They come gift boxed and retail for £38 including…