Drapers’ Hall Oral History Project
coventrysociety The Historic Coventry Trust is working with the Princes Foundation on the restoration of Drapers Hall. As part of this, they are running an oral history project, with recordings of…
Heritage and History
Listing the Paris!
The Coventry Society has put forward the former Paris Cinema in Far Gosford Street for local listing. The Paris, formerly known at The Crown Theatre, opened on August Bank Holiday…
Coventry commemorates the end of the First World War
November was a month of remembrance and commemoration in Coventry, with a whole host of events and activities commemorating the centenary of the Armistice that ended the First World War.…
James Murray – Coventry’s Virile Gothic Architect
Coventry Society committee member Peter Walters reflects on one of Coventry’s most prolific Architects. James Murray (1831 – 1863) created some of the most famous buildings that shaped the city…
Whitley Abbey in the First World War
With the centenary of the Armistice very much in the news, Coventry Society Chairman Paul Maddocks was asked to speak to the children at Whitley Abbey School. Paul told the…
Historic England Supports CovSoc Views About Coventry Cross
Historic England has supported the Coventry Society’s views about the damage that will be caused to the Hill Top Conservation Area by the Council’s plans to relocate the Coventry Cross…
PARK COTTAGE: Its place in Coventry’s History
Park Cottage,14 East Avenue, Stoke Park, Coventry, was built in 1865, and is thought to be the first house in Stoke Park. It is in an imitation Tudor style, timber…
Coombe Abbey: A History Through Ten Centuries
A new history of Coombe Abbey takes its story from the Cistercian foundation in 1150 through secularisation in Tudor times and development as a stately home occupied by the Craven…
Representation on the Coventry Cross Planning Application
With the planning application for the dismantling of the Coventry Cross being set for a decision by Planning Committee on the 15th November, we are sharing with you below the…
First World War Triumph and Gloria Memorial Re-dedicated
Following the award of a 75% grant from the War Memorials Trust and the donation of the balance from the TR Register Coventry Group, the Friends of London Road Cemetery…