The Future of a Coventry Volcano
The Future of a Coventry Volcano The Coventry Society is well used to commenting on planning applications relating to historic and important buildings. We know what to do; we need to protect the city’s...
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Falling from the Skies Spare a thought this weekend for Miss Edith Maud Cook (1878 – 1910). She died on 14th July 1910 following a parachuting accident over Coventry a few days before. She is buried in...
View ArticleCall for the Return of the Mystery Plays
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Coventry Mystery Plays Our Chairman, Paul Maddocks, calls for the return of the Coventry Mystery Plays. I see in the press that Chester Cathedral has recently...
View ArticleIs it Time to Re-think City Centre South?
Is it Time to Re-think City Centre South? As House of Fraser announces it is pulling out of Birmingham and Solihull, Keith Draper argues that it’s time to re-think the City Centre South shopping...
View ArticleThe Forgotten Man!
John Kemp Starley - The Forgotten Man! Our campaign for recognition of John Kemp Starley continues with a comic strip produced by our Chairman, Paul Maddocks. More about John Kemp Starley here...
View ArticleWalking Through Litter
Walking Through Litter A personal account of living in Coventry by Nirmal Puwar This article was written as a piece of creative writing just before Coventry was awarded the City of Culture 2021, but it...
View ArticleGeorge Wagstaffe - Coventry's Best Known Sculptor
Meet George Wagstaffe - Coventry's Best Known Sculptor The next meeting of the Coventry Society will be a talk by renowned Coventry Sculptor George Wagstaffe. George is famous in the city for at least...
View ArticleNews stories on the new CovSoc News Site
News Stories on the New CovSoc Website As part of the modernisation of our communications, the Coventry Society has established a new News Site for all of our news. The new site is integrated with our...
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