1970 – The Year We Were Born
coventrysociety The Coventry Society was formed as the Coventry Civic Amenity Society fifty years ago this year. We were wondering what else happened during that year. In transport news, a Boeing…
Heritage and History
Coventry Heritage Gets a £231,000 Covid Boost
Three Coventry heritage and cultural organisations have benefited from the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. The three organisations in Coventry are amongst…
Frederick Lanchester – Britain’s Leonardo
So why did Coventry have a Polytechnic named after Frederick Lanchester? And why is Coventry University’s library named the Lanchester Library? Who was Frederick Lanchester? What did he do? Why…
Taking a Good Look at the Tapestry
A specialist textile conservator paid a visit to St Mary’s Guildhall recently to carry out a visual survey of the Guildhall’s stunning tapestry. The tapestry, dating back to the turn…
Jabet’s Ash and Pit
In January 1929 a public spirited land owner in Binley Road presented to the city a small piece of land with a sapling ash tree growing on it. The land…
The Pavilion in the Park
After years of trying to gain permission to build a multi-purpose building in Allesley Park Walled Garden the project has finally come to fruition. The Walled Garden group is chaired…
Work Starts on Daimler Powerhouse
A major transformation has started to convert the historic Daimler Powerhouse into a new £2.4 million creative hub for artists in time for UK City of Culture 2021. Scaffolding has…
Work starts on Priory Row
Specialist conservation contractors have been appointed to transform some of Coventry’s oldest buildings into special short stay visitor accommodation in time for the city being UK City of Culture 2021.…
Heritage Open Days 11th – 20th September 2020
Heritage Open Days are going ahead again this year but with COVID-19 considerations. There is a smaller programme and some events have to be booked. The event runs from Friday…
Update on Draper’s Hall
For Coventry Society’s September meeting we have Dr Mark Webb who will be giving us an online update about work at Drapers Hall. Mark is a Member of the Coventry…