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11th August 2020. Marking the 80th anniversary of Colonel Wyley’s generous bequest of Charterhouse to the people of Coventry

Re-emerging from lockdown with a feeling of hope and pride in the people of Coventry, Historic Coventry Trust were deli...

Work starts on Priory Row, August 2020

Specialist conservation contractors have been appointed to transform some of Coventry’s oldest buildings into special...

Heritage Open Days 2020

We’re proud to be part of Coventry’s Heritage Open Days for 2020. Historic Coventry Trust will be opening four e...

Charterhouse roof restoration, July 2020

Historic Coventry Trust’s work on the £8m restoration of one of Coventry’s finest medieval buildings is about to r...

Burges restoration - June 2020

As high streets start re-opening all over the UK, a £2 million transformation of one of Coventry’s oldest shopping s...

Meet the new team

We’re delighted to have welcomed three new members of the team over the last 6 weeks. They will be creating great act...

City Gates project, May 2020

Historic Coventry Trust have been hard at work on the ambitious project to breathe new life into the Swanswell and Cook...

Charterhouse discoveries, April 2020

Archaeologists working on the £8m restoration of The Charterhouse have uncovered rare 14th century remains that shed n...

A temporary home for the Rising Café

The Alan Edward Higgs Charity has stepped in to offer a temporary home for the Rising Café during construction work at...

Transforming Coventry through heritage

Plans to restore three of Coventry’s prime historic buildings – and support Historic Coventry Trust - have received...