A Hero in Your Street?
The Coventry Society has published unique information enabling everyone to discover if a serviceman who died in the First World War lived in your street, or even in your house.…
The Coventry Society has published unique information enabling everyone to discover if a serviceman who died in the First World War lived in your street, or even in your house.…
With romance in the air at this time, St John the Baptist Church in Coventry City Centre will be celebrating the life of the patron of courtly love, with four…
The February meeting of the Coventry Society is a talk from local speaker, David Walker, on the subject “3,307,996 – That’s a Lot of Tractors”. David Walker is a former…
After many years of campaigning and considerable restoration problems, Copsewood Grange was formally re-opened by the Lord Mayor of Coventry on Friday 25th January 2019. The building was restored by…
Copsewood Grange was erected in 1872 by James Hart, a ribbon manufacturer. The date 1870 is on the Lodge at the entrance to the Grange with what seems to be…
Coventry Society members have been invited to attend the January and February meetings of the Tamworth and District Civic Society. The January meeting is an organ recital and talk at…
The Historic Coventry Trust is working with the Princes Foundation on the restoration of Drapers Hall. As part of this, they are running an oral history project, with recordings of…
The Coventry Society has put forward the former Paris Cinema in Far Gosford Street for local listing. The Paris, formerly known at The Crown Theatre, opened on August Bank Holiday…
November was a month of remembrance and commemoration in Coventry, with a whole host of events and activities commemorating the centenary of the Armistice that ended the First World War.…
Coventry Society committee member Peter Walters reflects on one of Coventry’s most prolific Architects. James Murray (1831 – 1863) created some of the most famous buildings that shaped the city…