The Daimler Powerhouse: One of Coventry’s Hidden Industrial Gems
coventrysociety The locally listed Daimler Powerhouse, just north of the canal basin, is a rare survivor of Coventry’s early motor industry. It is also a testament to the quest for perfection…
Heritage and History
Continued Concern about the Mitchell Friezes
As neighbouring Solihull Council gives permission for the destruction of an important 20th Century sculpture, concerns have been raised about the future of a mural in Coventry by the same…
George Eliot Bi-Centenary – but not in Coventry!
As the world celebrates the bi-centenary of the birth of famous novelist George Eliot, the city where she lived and developed her character and critical thinking has not engaged in…
Francis Skidmore – the Greatest Metal Craftsman of the Victorian Age
Francis Alfred Skidmore was born in Birmingham in 1817, the son of a jeweller. His family moved to Coventry in 1822 and Francis learned metal working during a seven year…
The Mystery of the Egyptian God and the Precinct
Now that the restoration and re-modelling of the City Precinct is about to start, you might be interested in knowing about a link to ancient Egypt. On the back of…
The Bishop and the Sculptor
2018 was the centenary of the designation of St. Michael’s as a Cathedral. Of course it had been a Church for a lot longer, since the Normans built it as…
Where should the Cross go?
On 15th November 2018, contrary to the recommendation of Historic England, the Council granted planning permission to relocate the replica Coventry Cross from its current location next to Holy Trinity…
Who was Richard Lee?
Lots of Coventry schools and civic buildings are named after famous people. Some are well known and obvious to us: Cardinal Newman, Sidney Stringer and President Kennedy School are all…
Earlsdon’s Lost Industrial Heritage
Monday 11th March 2019 at 7.30 p.m. at the Shopfront Theatre, City Arcade. John Purcell, from the Earlsdon Research Group Earlsdon was created in 1852 by the Freehold Land Society.…
Sir Richard Moon; Railway Pioneer 1814 – 1899
From his home at Copsewood Grange, high on a bluff overlooking the road to Binley, Sir Richard Moon could see his trains as they approached Coventry. It was said that…