Coventry Society
@covsoc.bsky.social
We are the civic amenity society for the UK City of Coventry. We campaign for a quality Coventry, to conserve our heritage and build better buildings. We are a registered charity. www.covsoc.org.uk
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
Join us for Coventry Society's Fifth Annual Heritage Conference.
Saturday 18th October 2025: 10 am - 3 p.m.
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5PQ
The conference is Free but booking is essential using this link:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../city-her....
Saturday 18th October 2025: 10 am - 3 p.m.
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5PQ
The conference is Free but booking is essential using this link:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../city-her....
October 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Join us for Coventry Society's Fifth Annual Heritage Conference.
Saturday 18th October 2025: 10 am - 3 p.m.
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5PQ
The conference is Free but booking is essential using this link:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../city-her....
Saturday 18th October 2025: 10 am - 3 p.m.
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5PQ
The conference is Free but booking is essential using this link:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../city-her....
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
August 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
Join us for a visit to one of the city's Basil Spence Churches. Wednesday 27th August at 2.00 p.m.
August 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Join us for a visit to one of the city's Basil Spence Churches. Wednesday 27th August at 2.00 p.m.
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
August 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
August 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
July 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
Petition to bring the Elephant Building back into use. We support this:
edemocracy.coventry.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
edemocracy.coventry.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
June 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Petition to bring the Elephant Building back into use. We support this:
edemocracy.coventry.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
edemocracy.coventry.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
May 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Corporation Housing 1890 - 1819 - a talk by Tim Brown,.
Wednesday 12th February 2025 at 7.30 p.m. St. John the Baptist Church Hall, Fleet Street, CV1 3AY.
Free for members; £2 for visitors (incl refreshments) All welcome.
Wednesday 12th February 2025 at 7.30 p.m. St. John the Baptist Church Hall, Fleet Street, CV1 3AY.
Free for members; £2 for visitors (incl refreshments) All welcome.
February 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Corporation Housing 1890 - 1819 - a talk by Tim Brown,.
Wednesday 12th February 2025 at 7.30 p.m. St. John the Baptist Church Hall, Fleet Street, CV1 3AY.
Free for members; £2 for visitors (incl refreshments) All welcome.
Wednesday 12th February 2025 at 7.30 p.m. St. John the Baptist Church Hall, Fleet Street, CV1 3AY.
Free for members; £2 for visitors (incl refreshments) All welcome.
Great news!
"We are pleased to announce we will be ready and open on the 28th Feb and cannot wait to show you all what we are doing at the Town Wall Tavern. We invite you to join us from midday onwards to see what we have done and meet the new Town Wall team."
"We are pleased to announce we will be ready and open on the 28th Feb and cannot wait to show you all what we are doing at the Town Wall Tavern. We invite you to join us from midday onwards to see what we have done and meet the new Town Wall team."
January 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Great news!
"We are pleased to announce we will be ready and open on the 28th Feb and cannot wait to show you all what we are doing at the Town Wall Tavern. We invite you to join us from midday onwards to see what we have done and meet the new Town Wall team."
"We are pleased to announce we will be ready and open on the 28th Feb and cannot wait to show you all what we are doing at the Town Wall Tavern. We invite you to join us from midday onwards to see what we have done and meet the new Town Wall team."
Join us for the first meeting of the year. Coventry Council's Active Travel Innovation Manager, Andrew Saffrey, will tell us about the future of the city's cycling infrastructure. Free for members, £2 for guests and visitors - including refreshments.
January 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Join us for the first meeting of the year. Coventry Council's Active Travel Innovation Manager, Andrew Saffrey, will tell us about the future of the city's cycling infrastructure. Free for members, £2 for guests and visitors - including refreshments.
Join us for our Christma meeting on Wednesday 11th December 2024 at 7.30 p.m. at St John the Baptist Church Hall. There will be a festive prize quiz, a film show about old Coventry, mince pies and mulled wine. Free for members. £2 for guests and visitors.
December 7, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Join us for our Christma meeting on Wednesday 11th December 2024 at 7.30 p.m. at St John the Baptist Church Hall. There will be a festive prize quiz, a film show about old Coventry, mince pies and mulled wine. Free for members. £2 for guests and visitors.
You are invited to join the Stoke Local History Group for their meeting at Stoke Library, on Friday 6th December at 10.30am Peter Walters, Vice Chair of the Coventry Society, will talk about ‘The Life and Times of Joseph Paxton’.
December 2, 2024 at 6:46 PM
You are invited to join the Stoke Local History Group for their meeting at Stoke Library, on Friday 6th December at 10.30am Peter Walters, Vice Chair of the Coventry Society, will talk about ‘The Life and Times of Joseph Paxton’.
The Coventry Society has now published a report on last month’s Heritage Conference, Our Heritage, Our Future, 2. You can read a brief report on the proceedings on our news blog, or download the full document. www.coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/27/o...
November 27, 2024 at 11:24 AM
The Coventry Society has now published a report on last month’s Heritage Conference, Our Heritage, Our Future, 2. You can read a brief report on the proceedings on our news blog, or download the full document. www.coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/27/o...
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
November 22, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Recent significant planning applications in Coventry have now been re-listed on our website, with links to the actual applications, where you can see the details and make online comments.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/planning-app...
Doomsday in Coventry coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/22/d...
November 22, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Doomsday in Coventry coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/22/d...
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 on the “At Risk” list include .....
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/18/h...
Heritage assets in Coventry on the “At Risk” list include .....
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/18/h...
November 22, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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 on the “At Risk” list include .....
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/18/h...
Heritage assets in Coventry on the “At Risk” list include .....
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/18/h...
Closing time for the Town Wall Tavern.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/20/c...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/20/c...
November 20, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Closing time for the Town Wall Tavern.
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/20/c...
www.coventrysociety.org.uk/2024/11/20/c...