Save the Bean Tree Branch!
coventrysociety The Coventry Society is objecting to the plan to cut a large branch off the Indian Bean Tree in New Union Street. The society does not normally get involved in…
2025
Coventry School of Art
Coventry Society member, Peter James, tells us the interesting story of Coventry School of Art. Peter writes…. Coventry School of Art was built in Ford Street in 1863 in the…
Affordable Housing and City Centre South
Coventry Society Vice Chair, Tim Brown, tells us about a new player in the social housing sector. Tim writes….. There has been considerable coverage of the start of the demolition…
Demolition Starts for City Centre South
After a long delay, the demolition of parts of the city centre has commenced in preparation for the £450m City Centre South development. It is the biggest redevelopment project in…
Former Hearsall Baptist Church to be Locally Listed
A church adjacent to Hearsall Common is to be added to the Local List of Heritage Assets. The former Hearsall Baptist Church, famous for its Christmas “Star of Hope”, has…
A new, old wall on Spon End
Historian and CovSoc committee member, David Porter, has been researching a recently revealed wall in Spon End. David writes…. The recent demolition on Spon End of the warehouse and showroom…
Spon End Regeneration Update
Housing association Citizen is working with The Hill Group to demolish Kerry House, Milestone House and Trafalgar House, as part of the first stage of the redevelopment with building work…
Representing the City!
CovSoc Committee member, Aaron Law, recently represented Coventry at an international conference in Warsaw. The conference celebrated the post-war rebuilding of Warsaw, which like Coventry was devastated during the Second…
First Tram Ride in 85 Years
A group of twenty CovSoc members took a journey that they couldn’t have made during the last 85 years! A tram journey in Coventry! On 13th June, twenty CovSoc members…
Leamington Spa Cultural Quarter
On 12th June 2025, the Coventry Society visited the developing Leamington Cultural Quarter, courtesy of the Leamington Civic Society and the Friends of Leamington Spa Art Gallery. We met at…