Societies with special interests in Coventry & District
Activ Coventry
A comprehensive online guide to Coventry and a good source of information on news, events, community and businesses in Coventry.
Web site: http://www.activcoventry.com
City of Coventry Freemens Guild
Men and women completing an apprenticeship in Coventry have been admitted as freemen of the city for nearly seven hundred years.
Web site: www.coventryfreemensguild.co.uk
Coventry Watch Museum Project Ltd
A charity dedicated to the history of the Coventry watch industry. One of it's aims is to establish a permanent working watch museum in the watchmaking quarter of the city.
Web Site: www.coventrywatchmuseum.co.uk
Coventry and Warwickshire Network
CWN is a website for information about present-day Coventry. They also have a heritage page.
Web site: www.cwn.org.uk
Fillongley and Corley Local History Society
Contact: Sheila Onions, The Round House, Newhall Green, Fillongley, Coventry CV7 8DW
Historical Association (Coventry Branch)
e-mail:
Holy Trinity Church
The church's own web-site which includes a brief history of the church and some photographs.
Web site: www.holytrinitycoventry.org.uk
St John the Baptist Church
The church's own web-site which includes a brief history of the church and some photographs.
Web site: www.stjohn-the-baptist.co.uk
Warwickshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Covering industrial archaeology throughout Warwickshire, including Coventry, they hold monthly meetings in Warwick.
e-mail: Mark Abbott
Willenhall Local History Group
A local history group based on the ancient village of Willenhall.
Web Site: www.virtualmuseum.co.uk