Drapers’ Hall and Quaker architect Thomas Rickman
coventrysociety With the next meeting of the Coventry Society being held in the newly restored Drapers’ Hall, CovSoc member Professor Eleanor Nesbitt tells us a bit about the Hall and the…
Heritage and History
Grotesques Map Unveiled
A new online map that shows the position of grotesques in Coventry has now been published in the run up to Halloween. The Coventry Grotesque map reveals for the first…
Telegraph Hotel in the Top 100
Coventry’s Telegraph Hotel has been named one of the top 100 hotels in Britain in a leading hospitality guide – just five months after opening The luxury 4* hotel, which…
Operator Appointed for Historic Buildings
Coventry Historic Trust has appointed an operator to manage six historic buildings being launched as boutique holiday and visitor accommodation in October. The Trust has appointed Coventry-based heritage attraction specialists,…
Draper’s Hall Due to re-open in November
Drapers’ Hall, in Bayley Lane is opening this Autumn as a venue for music and music education following a £5m restoration project led by Historic Coventry Trust in partnership with…
Hugh Dennis joins Stoke’s big dig
Actor and comedian Hugh Dennis caused a stir in Stoke last month when he turned up at Biggin Hall Crescent and asked residents if he could dig a hole in…
A Coventry made timepiece fit for a King
This article was first published in March 2019. It has been corrected and updated courtesy of CovSoc member and historian David Fry. King Charles II didn’t much like Coventry. In…
New Blossom Garden for Charterhouse
Last week the National Trust and Historic Coventry Trust announced plans to create a blossom garden in the city’s newly created Charterhouse Heritage Park. The initiative is part of the…
Coventry Church has Upgraded Listing
A listed Coventry church has been upgraded to Grade II* as part of an initiative by Historic England to commemorate the impact of the Festival of Britain on design in…
Philemon Holland and the Old Grammar School
As CovSoc looks forward to its delayed move to the Old Grammar School we came across the story of one of the famous characters associated with the building. Philemon Holland…