Historic Coventry

Historic Coventry Trust

Historic Coventry Trust has a bold mission to act as the champion of all heritage at risk in Coventry and to become its permanent guardian. Our aims are:

To acquire, restore, reuse and regenerate Coventry’s heritage buildings for the benefit of the public;
To ensure a sustainable future for each building as part of a portfolio approach enabling cross-subsidy;
To be a safe haven for the city’s heritage in perpetuity;
To be an active partner in the city’s regeneration using heritage as an economic driver.

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Our Projects

Charterhouse

Charterhouse is the remains of a 14th century Carthusian monastery, one of only nine ever built in Britain, and includes three fine and rare 14th and 15th Century murals.

Drapers’ Hall

City Gates

Swanswell Gate and Cook Street Gate will be brought back into use by the Trust as unique visitor accommodation.

The Burges

London Road Cemetery

A Classical temple designed by Sir Joseph Paxton and his son-in law George Stokes

Priory Row

Grade II* listed cottages overlooking Holy Trinity Church

Whitefriars’ Gatehouse

A 14th century medieval Grade II* listed stone building that served as the outer gatehouse to the Carmelite Whitefriars Monastery at the end of Much Park St.

Charterhouse Heritage Park

The Richard II Loop

Creating a walk and cycleway from the intersection of Terry Road with the London mainline railway line and Gosford Green along the discussed loop railway line.

The Riverside Walk

Naturalising the River Sherborne and enabling walkers and cyclists to travel beside the River from the Charterhouse over Gulson Road and onto Gosford Street.

Whitefriars’ Monastery

The remnants of a medieval Carmelite Monastery at the intersection of the London Road and the City ring road.