New Blossom Garden for Charterhouse
coventrysociety Last week the National Trust and Historic Coventry Trust announced plans to create a blossom garden in the city’s newly created Charterhouse Heritage Park. The initiative is part of the…
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Classic cars make debut in Coventry Concours
John Marshall writes… The ruins of the old Cathedral provided a fabulous backdrop this summer for the display of some classic Coventry cars during a special event dubbed as the…
Coventry Church has Upgraded Listing
A listed Coventry church has been upgraded to Grade II* as part of an initiative by Historic England to commemorate the impact of the Festival of Britain on design in…
Philemon Holland and the Old Grammar School
As CovSoc looks forward to its delayed move to the Old Grammar School we came across the story of one of the famous characters associated with the building. Philemon Holland…
Your Chance to visit St. John the Baptist Church
The Church of St John the Baptist on Fleet Street, Coventry, is a striking Grade 1 listed building that was described by Sir Gilbert Scott, the eminent Victorian architect, as…
Operator Appointed for St Mary’s Guildhall
The company behind Coombe Abbey Hotel is set to manage St Mary’s Guildhall when it re-opens later this year after a £5.6 million renovation programme. Coombe Abbey Park (LACO) Ltd.…
Arts Society Coventry goes ahead
In February 2020 we reported on the plans to establish a new Arts Society in the city in advance of the City of Culture Year. Unfortunately in March 2020 we…
Goodbye to Elliott’s
The completion of another high rise development in the city centre marks the end of a historical Coventry institution. The new residential blocks are built on the site of the…
The Foleshill Experience
CovSoc members met for a tour of Foleshill for the last of our summer visits of 2021. The meeting was hosted by Alan Griffiths BEM and the walk was led…
Former Jaguar Pub Takes on New Lease of Life
A ground-breaking 5G digital space will transform a city pub site into a ‘plug and play’ performance, education and rehearsal venue in plans to revamp the post-war Corporation Street. The…