Stop Notice Appealed
coventrysociety In January we reported the unauthorised demolition of two shop units in the recently declared Earlsdon Conservation Area. In February we reported that the council took the unusual step of…
2025
Coventry Society Annual Report 2024 – 2025
With the Coventry Society’s AGM approaching this month, the Society has published an Annual Report of activities over the year from February 2024 to January 2025. You can download a…
Harry Ferguson 1884-1960
Coventry Society member Peter James tells us the interesting history of Harry Ferguson. Peter writes….. Henry George Ferguson (always known as Harry) was born on 4th November 1884 at Growell…
Flats for 50 homeless families approved in Tile Hill
The BBC has reported that flats for 50 homeless families in a supported temporary housing block have been approved, despite opposition from residents. The three-storey block on Faseman Avenue, Tile…
British Shopping Centres Revisited
British Town Centres: New Trends in Layout and Distribution. Leonard Hill (Books) Ltd. 1959 British Town Centres was a book published in 1959 by Wilfred Burns, who learned his trade…
Council Abandons Coundon Wedge Cycle Route
The City Council has abandoned a plan to open up parts of Coundon Wedge for cyclists following a petition against the scheme. The original plan for the Coundon Park cycleway…
New Sails for Landmark Windmill
Work was completed last week on the replacement of the sails at Chesterton windmill in Warwickshire. The tower, which can be seen from the M40 motorway near Warwick Services, has…
HMO Planning Policy
Coventry City Council looks set to adopt a planning policy which will manage the construction or conversion of homes into Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO). A report will go to…
New Hospital in Walsgrave
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire has reported that a new hospital has been approved in the Walsgrave Triangle. Ellie Brown, the Local Democracy reporter writes…. Plans to convert empty offices into…
Recording our History
With the former Rover Showroom in Warwick Road on the cusp of demolition, an interesting little bit of its history has been revealed from an archive at an American University.…