Canal Basin 250th Anniversary
coventrysociety Saturday 26th October from 10.00 am to 4:00 p.m. Free Entry Join the Canal and River Trust for a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the first…
Heritage and History
Pulling the Threads Together – The Mystery of the St Mary’s Hall Tapestry.
Covsoc members Peter Walters reports on a recent Coventry Conference. Coventry Society members were well represented among a near sell-out audience of around 150 at a conference held in the…
October Meeting – Brian Stote – Changes in Broadgate and its Environs
For CovSoc’s October meeting we have a presentation by CovSoc member Brian Stote about changes in Broadgate and its environs. Brian Stote is a member of CovSoc who has researched…
CovSoc Supports Heritage Open Days
As usual the Coventry Society was actively involved with this year’s Heritage Open Days. The Society had a stand at the Old Grammar School and Paul Maddocks, Chair of the…
“Coventry Re-Visited”- A Talk by Jean Rogers
Jean Rogers – Actress/Writer/Director/Activist The Friends of Coventry Cathedral have asked us to help promote their forthcoming event which will be held following their AGM on Saturday 28th September 2019…
Coventry’s Favourite Conservation Area – the Results
Today we announce the results of our campaign to find Coventry’s Favourite Conservation Area. After a three week online campaign, which included over 100 social media posts, and a vote…
The Little History of Coventry by Peter Walters
Our Chairman, Paul Maddocks, reviews a book written by one of our own members, Peter Walters. Let’s hope they are still friends! Paul writes… ‘The Little History of Coventry’ –…
The Carvings on the Butts College
Our Chairman, Paul Maddocks, reflects on the carvings at the front of the former Butts College, which is now a Premium Inn. “I have always been interested with the round…
Coventry’s Favourite Conservation Area
Our umbrella organisation, Civic Voice, holds an annual competition to find England’s favourite Conservation Area. This year we thought that we would submit an entry for Coventry. We decided that…
The Last Hanging in Coventry
150 years ago this month Mary Ball was hanged outside Coventry County Court. She was the last person to be hanged in the city. The story is a sad one.…