The Imagination of Architects
coventrysociety Matthew Chamberlain an MA student from the University of Westminster has designed a sustainable treehouse to provide starter homes on London’s streets. CovSoc Chairman, Paul Maddocks, writes “I would have…
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Continued Concern about the Mitchell Friezes
As neighbouring Solihull Council gives permission for the destruction of an important 20th Century sculpture, concerns have been raised about the future of a mural in Coventry by the same…
David Danskin – from the cradle to the grave
Football fans may have heard of David Danskin, the founder of Arsenal Football Club. But did you know that he is buried in Coventry’s London Road Cemetery? It is perhaps…
George Eliot Bi-Centenary – but not in Coventry!
As the world celebrates the bi-centenary of the birth of famous novelist George Eliot, the city where she lived and developed her character and critical thinking has not engaged in…
A Tale of Two Streets Hits the Road
Our friends at Photo Archive Miners launched their first major citywide exhibition on Wednesday as part of Coventry’s Great Place Scheme for the build up to City of Culture 2021.…
Big Plans for the Cathedral
In March plans were approved for the first significant extension to Sir Basil Spence’s “new” Cathedral. As part of a big plan to make the Cathedral fit to host events…
Francis Skidmore – the Greatest Metal Craftsman of the Victorian Age
Francis Alfred Skidmore was born in Birmingham in 1817, the son of a jeweller. His family moved to Coventry in 1822 and Francis learned metal working during a seven year…
Covsoc 2018-19 – A Look Back on the Year!
With our Annual General Meeting being held last week we thought that it would be a good time to set out what we have been doing over the past year.…
The Mystery of the Egyptian God and the Precinct
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…
The Bishop and the Sculptor
2018 was the centenary of the designation of St. Michael’s as a Cathedral. Of course it had been a Church for a lot longer, since the Normans built it as…