More of the History of the Town Wall Tavern
coventrysociety Following the two recent blogs about the Town Wall Tavern, CovSoc member Malvern Carvell has sent us a comprehensive history of this much-loved pub. Malvern writes….. The Land along the…
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Victorian Education
CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us about John Hough and the Coventry Ragged School. Peter writes….. John Hough was born in Warwickshire in 1821 the second of five children. His…
The Life and Times of Joseph Paxton
This article is from the November 2024 edition of Jabet’s Ash, the newsletter of the Stoke Local History Group, courtesy of its Chair, John Marshall. John writes…. The next meeting…
The Donkey Box
In a recent blog post we wrote about the “Donkey Box” – the snug at the Town Wall Tavern. CovSoc member, Fred Luckett, who has written several books about pubs…
Our History, Our Future 2
Last month the Coventry Society organised its fourth annual heritage conference and we have now published a report on the event. The conference was held in the Priory Centre, which…
Heritage at Risk 2024
Historic England has published its annual list of heritage at risk. There has been no change in the heritage at risk list in Coventry since last year. Heritage assets in…
Coventry’s Victorian Heritage
Tim Bridges: The Victorian and Edwardian Buildings of Coventry Since 2006 Tim Bridges has worked as a part-time Conservation Adviser to the Victorian Society covering casework on Victorian and Edwardian…