Upcoming Events

March 2024

Monday 18/03

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting
Recurs monthly

April 2024

Thursday 11/04

19:30 – 21:30
CovSoc AGM

Monday 15/04

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting
Recurs monthly

May 2024

Thursday 09/05

19:30 – 21:30
CovSoc Meeting
Recurs monthly

Monday 20/05

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting
Recurs monthly

June 2024

Friday 14/06

All Day
CovSoc Visit to Pershore

Saturday 15/06

All Day
Civic Day

Monday 17/06

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting
Recurs monthly

July 2024

Monday 15/07

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting
Recurs monthly

Thursday 18/07

14:00 – 16:00
CovSoc Visit to Maxstoke Castle tbc

August 2024

Thursday 08/08

14:00 – 16:00
CovSoc Visit to Sherbourne Valley Project

Monday 19/08

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting
Recurs monthly

September 2024

Wednesday 18/09

19:30 – 21:30
CovSoc Meeting

Monday 23/09

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting

October 2024

Wednesday 09/10

19:30 – 21:30
CovSoc Meeting
Recurs monthly

Monday 14/10

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting

Saturday 19/10

All Day
Heritage Conference

November 2024

Wednesday 06/11Friday 08/11

Feister gathering

Wednesday 13/11

19:30 – 21:30
CovSoc Meeting
Recurs monthly

Monday 18/11

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting
Recurs monthly

December 2024

Wednesday 11/12

19:30 – 21:30
CovSoc Meeting
Recurs monthly

Monday 16/12

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting
Recurs monthly

January 2025

Wednesday 08/01

19:30 – 21:30
CovSoc Meeting
Recurs monthly

Monday 20/01

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting
Recurs monthly

February 2025

Wednesday 12/02

19:30 – 21:30
CovSoc Meeting
Recurs monthly

Monday 17/02

19:00 – 21:00
Coventry Society Committee Meeting
Recurs monthly

March 2025

Wednesday 12/03

19:30 – 21:30
CovSoc Meeting
Recurs monthly

Our Rich History

The Coventry Society is not primarily a Historic Society, but we are interested in Coventry’s history. The city has a rich and interesting history; we are not going to recount the city’s history on this website because there are plenty of great sites produced by professionals and enthusiasts which do that already. Here are a few. Please let us know if you recommend others.

THE COVENTRY HERITAGE NETWORK

Coventry First World War Memorials on this site

Hero in your street

HISTORIC COVENTRY TRUST

COVENTRY REBUILT – a computer modeling of historic Coventry.

COVENTRY’S HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT RECORD (HER): comprehensive record of some 4000 historic sites in Coventry.

HISTORIC COVENTRY: great enthusiast’s site. Have a look at the Street Maps section.

HERBERT ART GALLERY & MUSEUM

THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY FOR THE CITY OF COVENTRY

A BRIEF HISTORY OF COVENTRY: by Tim Lambert

HISTORY OF COVENTRY WIKIPEDIA ENTRY

HISTORY OF COVENTRY UNIVERSITY

COVENTRY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

COVENTRY TRANSPORT MUSEUM

COVENTRY BLITZ RESOURCE CENTRE: contains lots of information about the Coventry Blitz.

COVENTRY AT WAR: is full of information about the city’s militiary past.

THE COVENTRY CHARTERHOUSE ASSOCIATION A support group supporting the Trustees – new members welcome

THE COVENTRY WE HAVE LOST is a site which accompanies the series of books by David Fry and Albert Smith.

The HISTORY OF THE COUNCIL HOUSE on an independent site.

THE WEAVERS HOUSE is about an important project in Spon End.

Coventry – the making of a modern city 1939 – 1973  One of our favourite books about postwar Coventry.

If you know of any more good Coventry History sites, let us know on the form below.

Other listed buildings in Coventry

In addition to the Big Five there are numerous other listed buildings in Coventry, ranging from medieval buildings right up to buildings from the 1950s and 60s. You can download a printed list of all listed buildings in the city and scheduled monuments from the City Council website. There is also a list of locally listed buildings on the Council website.

Conservation Area in Coventry

There are eightteen Conservation Areas in Coventry:

  • Allesley Village
  • Kenilworth Road
  • Stoke Green
  • Greyfriars Green
  • Hill Top
  • Lady Herbert’s Garden
  • Spon Street
  • Hawkesbury Junction
  • Chapelfields
  • London Road
  • High Street
  • Ivy Farm Lane (Canley Hamlet)
  • Far Gosford Street
  • Naul’s Mill
  • Spon End
  • Coventry Canal
  • Earlsdon
  • Brownshill Green

There is more information about Conservation Areas on the Council website.