High Rise Students
coventrysociety For decades in the post-war years the City Council was hoping that people would move back into the city centre. It was written into all the post-war plans for the…
Planning and Design
Don’t Lose Your Way – Saving the Country’s Footpaths
According to the Ramblers our footpaths “are one of the country’s most precious assets, hidden in plain sight, and often taken for granted. “Shaped by our ancestors over centuries, they…
A Trip to Peterborough
A few weeks ago we decided to take a weekend motorhome trip to Peterborough. The general response was – why??? Even my wife’s best friend, who had been brought up…
A Book of Trails
Coventry’s City of Culture team have published a new booklet to promote the city’s heritage and culture. The 26 page document includes a whole host of city centre trails, including:…
Living with Beauty
The Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission published its final report at the end of January. The commission was set up to advise the government on how to promote and increase…
Consultation on the Plans for the former Civic Centre Site.
Coventry University’s Master Planning consultants, Turnberry, are holding a public exhibition of the University’s plans for the former Civic Centre site (opposite the Council House). This will take place on…
Building with Hemp
Hemp has a very long association with human history. It was one of the first plants to be spun into usable fibre some 10,000 years ago. Hemp is used to…
100 Years of the Bauhaus
Our Chairman, Paul Maddocks, reflects on a century of the Bauhaus. “As the centenary of the founding of Bauhaus comes to an end, it may be worth looking at what…
Ancient Amarna and Post-War Coventry
For the second meeting of CovSoc’s 50th Anniversary Year, we have a talk about the links between Coventry Precinct and the ancient city of Amarna. Roger Bailey, a Blue Badge…
The Future of Housing?
A pair of 3D-printed homes were built in 24 hours by the ‘world’s first 3D-printed community. A team of designers and philanthropists constructed two 3D-printed homes in 24 hours. The…