Francis Skidmore – the Greatest Metal Craftsman of the Victorian Age
coventrysociety Francis Alfred Skidmore was born in Birmingham in 1817, the son of a jeweller. His family moved to Coventry in 1822 and Francis learned metal working during a seven year…
Heritage and History
The Mystery of the Egyptian God and the Precinct
Now that the restoration and re-modelling of the City Precinct is about to start, you might be interested in knowing about a link to ancient Egypt. On the back of…
The Bishop and the Sculptor
2018 was the centenary of the designation of St. Michael’s as a Cathedral. Of course it had been a Church for a lot longer, since the Normans built it as…
Where should the Cross go?
On 15th November 2018, contrary to the recommendation of Historic England, the Council granted planning permission to relocate the replica Coventry Cross from its current location next to Holy Trinity…
Who was Richard Lee?
Lots of Coventry schools and civic buildings are named after famous people. Some are well known and obvious to us: Cardinal Newman, Sidney Stringer and President Kennedy School are all…
Earlsdon’s Lost Industrial Heritage
Monday 11th March 2019 at 7.30 p.m. at the Shopfront Theatre, City Arcade. John Purcell, from the Earlsdon Research Group Earlsdon was created in 1852 by the Freehold Land Society.…
Sir Richard Moon; Railway Pioneer 1814 – 1899
From his home at Copsewood Grange, high on a bluff overlooking the road to Binley, Sir Richard Moon could see his trains as they approached Coventry. It was said that…
A Hero in Your Street?
The Coventry Society has published unique information enabling everyone to discover if a serviceman who died in the First World War lived in your street, or even in your house.…
St Valentine’s Day Festival at St. John’s
With romance in the air at this time, St John the Baptist Church in Coventry City Centre will be celebrating the life of the patron of courtly love, with four…
3,307,996 – That’s a Lot of Tractors
The February meeting of the Coventry Society is a talk from local speaker, David Walker, on the subject “3,307,996 – That’s a Lot of Tractors”. David Walker is a former…