The Knights Templar
coventrysociety One of our planned Summer visits was to Temple Balsall in Solihull to learn something of the Knights Templar and their connection with the area. Sadly, because of the ongoing…
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Selina Dix – the Campaigning Head
Selina Dix was the daughter of Edward Dix, a lace machine smith and his wife Emma, and was born in Beeston, Nottingham, on 15th March, 1859. She took over the…
Coventry – Climate Change City
Coventry was one of the first cities in the UK to produce a Climate Change Strategy. Back in 2012 the Council set a target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in…
‘Gloria’ Sculpture by Robert Erskine
Robert Erskine tells us the story of the Gloria sculpture constructed in 1996 at Coventry Business Park, Canley, the site of the former Triumph works. Firstly I would like to…
Coventry Ring Road Open Space
Ambitious plans to breach Coventry ring road and open up the city centre have been submitted by the developers behind some of the city’s most exciting regeneration projects. Complex Development…
Gordon Cullen – The Townscape Man
At the last CovSoc meeting we heard a presentation from Lesley Durbin about the restoration of the Cullen tile mural in the Lower Precinct. But who was Gordon Cullen and…
Coventry Local Air Quality Action Plan
The Government has backed down on its plan to impose a Clean Air Zone on the central parts of the city. They have accepted the Council’s preferred plan to reduce…
Coventry Peace Lecture by Sir David King
A rare opportunity to hear the UK’s ex Chief Scientific Adviser and Special Representative for Climate Change share his insight and wisdom. Some people claim that Covid19 is the world’s…
High Rise Students
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…
Upgrading the Guildhall
Major plans are developing to make St. Mary’s Guildhall fit for the 21st Century. A dual faceted approach is being proposed – with a heritage offering and a commercial offering.…