Societies with special interests in Coventry & District

A comprehensive online guide to Coventry and a good source of information on news, events, community and businesses in Coventry.

City of Coventry Freemen’s Guild

Men and women completing an apprenticeship in Coventry have been admitted as freemen of the city for nearly seven hundred years.

Web site:  coventryfreemensguild.wordpress.com/


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:  l.hulton@btopenworld.com


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.stjohnthebaptistcoventry.org.uk/


Warwickshire Industrial Archaeology Society

Covering industrial archaeology throughout Warwickshire, including Coventry, they hold monthly meetings in Warwick.

e-mail:  Mark Abbott wias@photoshot.com


Willenhall Local History Group

A local history group based on the ancient village of Willenhall.

Web Site: http://www.willenhallhistory.co.uk/society/