Protected by the Anchor!
coventrysociety CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us this interesting story about telecommunications infrastructure in our region. Peter writes….. From 1st January 1912 The General Post Office became a virtual monopoly supplier…
Heritage and History
The Coventry Demolitions of 1820 continued (and a revival?)
Coventry Historian and CovSoc member, David Fry, continues his analysis about the streets around Broadgate. David writes….. A recent article described the blitzing of the old medieval Broadgate in 1820…
Royal Litany
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral brings to our attention an important historical event that has not been much reported in the UK press. In his…
The Fight to Save the Charterhouse
With the recent re-opening of the Charterhouse, this article gives a local resident’s description of the fight and campaign to save the building and keep open the public fields. It…
The Mythology of Broadgate
Historian and CovSoc member David Fry shares his analysis of one of the city’s best known streets, which has changed rather more that anticipated over the centuries. David writes….. Our…
Andrew Carnegie’s celebrated visit to Coventry, June 1914
CovSoc member and Chair of the Stoke History Group, John Marshall tells us the story of the visit of Andrew Carnegie to Coventry in 1914. John writes….. On the morning…
The Glue That Holds Us Together
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, has been looking at what holds Coventry Cathedral together! Martin writes…. Coventry Cathedral was constructed at a time…
A Walk in the Woods
CovSoc member Peter James tells us the interesting story of Derek Barrowcliff, a Warwickshire pathologist who could have starred in his own “Silent Witness”. In September 2011 Derek Barrowcliff went…
The Old Guy Goes Jogging – to Lentons Lane and Coventry’s proposed new Solar Farm
Today we start a new occasional series of articles as we follow CovSoc member Peter Hunter as he jogs around the north of the city. Peter writes…. My name is…
Narwhal Horn in Public and Ecclesiastical Life
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, reflects on the use of narwhal horn in public and religious life. Martin writes…… Did you see last…