The story of St George
coventrysociety by David McGrory, courtesy of Coventry City Council In the words of an ancient poem preserved in Bishop Percy’s, ‘Reliques of Old English Poetry, ‘St. George he was for England.’…
Heritage and History
Severn Trent Help Fund the Richard II Loop Line
In December we reported on the plans for the Richard the Second Loop Line. This is a two mile cycle – pedestrian route along the old loop railway line from…
Bishop Gate – the old and the new!
Historian and CovSoc member David Fry tells us about one of the city’s medieval gates. A few coincidences have prompted this bit of research into one of Coventry’s lost gates:…
Beyer – A Man of Letters
In 2015 The Archers’ Lynda and Robert Snell are making a garden at Ambridge Hall as a memorial to the victims of the village’s floods that year. The garden’s centrepiece…
Bringing history to life at the Daimler Powerhouse
As the Daimler Powerhouse continues to take shape, Imagineer are bringing the history of the building to life through restoring elements of the original building and through encouraging people who…
Restoration works completed at London Road Cemetery
A £1.7m project to restore several historical sections of London Road Cemetery has been completed. The work has seen repairs to the Anglican Chapel, removing and replacing damaged stones, cleaning…
Tragic death of Mr. Rainbow
Mr. George Rainbow was the landlord of the Admiral Codrington Inn in St. Columbus Close, opposite the Coventry Canal Basin. It was a very popular public house. Mr. Rainbow was…
Reprieve for the Paris?
The Coventry Society’s campaign to save the former Paris Cinema in Far Gosford Street has made some progress with the withdrawal of the planning application to demolish the building and…
What Coventry teaches us about respecting a city’s heritage
This article is by Architect and Coventrian John Prevc, who has given several talks to the Coventry Society. It is reprinted from the Estates Gazette with kind the permission of…
Coventry’s New Online Atlas
An interactive, digital record of Coventry, featuring maps and photographs charting the city’s history, has been launched with a call to the public to get involved. The Coventry Atlas tracks…