Harry Ferguson 1884-1960
coventrysociety Coventry Society member Peter James tells us the interesting history of Harry Ferguson. Peter writes….. Henry George Ferguson (always known as Harry) was born on 4th November 1884 at Growell…
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Flats for 50 homeless families approved in Tile Hill
The BBC has reported that flats for 50 homeless families in a supported temporary housing block have been approved, despite opposition from residents. The three-storey block on Faseman Avenue, Tile…
British Shopping Centres Revisited
British Town Centres: New Trends in Layout and Distribution. Leonard Hill (Books) Ltd. 1959 British Town Centres was a book published in 1959 by Wilfred Burns, who learned his trade…
New Hospital in Walsgrave
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire has reported that a new hospital has been approved in the Walsgrave Triangle. Ellie Brown, the Local Democracy reporter writes…. Plans to convert empty offices into…
Recording our History
With the former Rover Showroom in Warwick Road on the cusp of demolition, an interesting little bit of its history has been revealed from an archive at an American University.…
Elastic – the new Silk
Coventry Society member, Peter James, tells us what happened after the failure of the silk weaving industry and celebrates the only Elastic Inn in the country! Peter writes…… The signing…
The Return of Direct Trains to Leicester?
Midlands Connect has renewed the strategic case for a direct rail service between Coventry and Leicester and Nottingham. Historically there were direct rail services between Coventry and Leicester, but these…
New Food Waste Collections
Coventry is set to introduce food waste collections within the next year. At present Coventry Council provides a bi-weekly food waste collection and recycling service for those who pay for…
Ikea Project Re-Starts
Following a number of difficulties, the plans for a major cultural project at the Ikea building seem to be back on track. The plans to transform Coventry’s old IKEA into…
Delia Shortlisted
Coventry University’s Delia Derbyshire Building has been shortlisted as a potential RIBA prize winner. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) unveiled nine projects that have been nominated across the…