Bishop Gate – the old and the new!
coventrysociety Historian and CovSoc member David Fry tells us about one of the city’s medieval gates. A few coincidences have prompted this bit of research into one of Coventry’s lost gates:…
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Beyer – A Man of Letters
In 2015 The Archers’ Lynda and Robert Snell are making a garden at Ambridge Hall as a memorial to the victims of the village’s floods that year. The garden’s centrepiece…
Locked in Protest
Our Vice Chair Paul Maddocks is reminded of a bare faced protest at the Cathedral. Paul writes: Recently a lad woke up to find his mate had put a ‘D’…
Bringing history to life at the Daimler Powerhouse
As the Daimler Powerhouse continues to take shape, Imagineer are bringing the history of the building to life through restoring elements of the original building and through encouraging people who…
CovSoc’s Response to the Draft SCI
Dear Councillors The Response of the Coventry Society to the Draft Statement of Community Involvement Thank you for consulting us on the proposed new Statement of Community Involvement. The Coventry…
Restoration works completed at London Road Cemetery
A £1.7m project to restore several historical sections of London Road Cemetery has been completed. The work has seen repairs to the Anglican Chapel, removing and replacing damaged stones, cleaning…
Next phase of improvements in Pepper Lane to begin
The next phase of work in Pepper Lane is set to begin this week with plans for brightening up the walls and installing a new piece of artwork. The artwork,…
All-electric bus city plan finalised
Further to the stories we published on 5/2/2021 and 3/3/2021 it is now confirmed that Coventry will receive £50m to fund 297 all-electric buses after the West Midlands Combined Authority…
Tragic death of Mr. Rainbow
Mr. George Rainbow was the landlord of the Admiral Codrington Inn in St. Columbus Close, opposite the Coventry Canal Basin. It was a very popular public house. Mr. Rainbow was…
Public Involvement in Planning
The City Council is consulting people in the city on an updated Statement of Public Involvement (SCI). This document is a legal requirement and sets out the ways that the…