Future of Hearsall Baptist Church Secured
coventrysociety The Earlsdon Echo has recently reported some positive news about the future of Hearsall Baptist Church. ”The Trustees of the recently closed Hearsall Baptist Church have made the following announcement…
Architecture
Basil’s Screen
In the latest edition of the e-news of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Chair Martin Williams reflected on some of the things that he sees regularly and takes for granted.…
Twentyman Churches
CovSoc Chair, Peter Walters, reports back from our meeting in March 2024. Peter writes….. Richard Twentyman would not be the first name on any honours list of modern British architects.…
City Centre South Rescued by West Midlands Combined Authority
The City Council’s Cabinet is set to accept a further £12.24 million grant from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to make City Centre South viable. This is in addition…
The Future of the Baths?
It appears to be getting near to crunch time for Coventry’s iconic Swimming Baths and Sports Centre. The Council has admitted that it is not capable of finding an alternative…
Coventry’s First Modular Homes
Citizen Housing has completed its first group of modular homes in Coventry. They were built by a local company based in Stoneleigh. The housing association worked with Coventry City Council…
New Cathedral Celebrates 65 Years of Services
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Willims, has invited CovSoc members to a special event at the Cathedral, celebrating 65 years since the first Service…
Building Houses on Roads
Create Streets proposes building housing on Britain’s “needlessly wide” roads. Architectural website Dezeen reports….. Architecture task force Create Streets is calling for Britain’s multi-lane roads to be replaced with homes…
The Art of Slow
For our October 2023 meeting, we had an interesting and challenging presentation from CovSoc member and Architect John Prevc on the subject “The Art of Slow”. John told us that…
A Cut-Out Model of Coventry Cathedral
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, tells us this interesting story from the 1960s. Martin writes…. One of the souvenirs produced in 1962 to…