The Mystery of the Egyptian God and the Precinct
coventrysociety 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…
Planning and Design
Harry Quick – Coventry Architect 1858-1935
In the summer of 1895, the Midland Daily Telegraph published a lavish set of drawings illustrating the winning design for Coventry’s new municipal offices. Fashioned in Tudor style, with stone…
Broad Street Meeting Hall – Starts on Site
The Coventry Society welcomes the news that work has started on the construction of the new Broad Street Community Meeting Hall in Foleshill. Broad Street Meeting Hall is a multi-cultural…
Vital Cities not Garden Cities
The Coventry Society had a challenging and fascinating presentation on Monday 14th January 2019 from Architect John Prevc. John was a member of the Future Spaces Foundation which was set…
Copsewood Comes Back to Life
After many years of campaigning and considerable restoration problems, Copsewood Grange was formally re-opened by the Lord Mayor of Coventry on Friday 25th January 2019. The building was restored by…
Stop relying on the Big Boys!
It might be a long-held ambition to build the City Centre South scheme on land currently occupied by Bull Yard, Shelton Square, the City Arcade and Hertford Street but judging…
Copsewood Grange
Copsewood Grange was erected in 1872 by James Hart, a ribbon manufacturer. The date 1870 is on the Lodge at the entrance to the Grange with what seems to be…
Why are our planners ignoring their own rules?
As demolition of the Coventry Cross gets underway without complying with the Council’s own conditions for removal, the Coventry Society asks: “Why are developers being allowed to rule the roost…
Sir Frederick Gibberd – Architect (1908-1984)
After decades of neglect, the reputation of Coventry-born architect Frederick Gibberd is at last getting a long-overdue re-appraisal. A new study by architectural historian Christine Hui Lan Manley, published by…
A talk by John Prevc, Architect
Monday 14th January 2019 at 7.30 p.m. at the Shopfront Theatre, City Arcade, Coventry, CV1 3HW John Prevc is an architect working with Make in London. Make is an employee…