[29 AUG 01] KIDS JOIN IN HERITAGE WEEKEND

A new children’s activity programme is to be launched at this year’s Heritage Open Days which take place over the weekend of 8/9 September.  MORE

[28 AUG 01] NEW AND OLD OPEN FOR HERITAGE WEEKEND

The youngest star of Coventry’s Heritage Open Days 2001 is just over a year old.  MORE

[08 NOV 00] CROWDS BEG FOR MORE HERITAGE WEEKENDS

History lovers visiting this year’s Heritage Open Day have proclaimed the event a huge success, saying it just gets better every year.  MORE

[19 SEP 00] THOUSANDS ENJOY HERITAGE WEEKEND

This year’s Heritage Open Days has been a resounding success, with a huge increase in visitors to Coventry’s historic buildings.  MORE

[16 SEP 00] AND THE WINNER IS...

[16 SEP 00] WRITING COMPETITION RUNNER UP

The Rev David Harris was the runner-up in the competition, with a poem simply titled Coventry. MORE

[15 SEP 00] DRAPES COME OFF HISTORIC HALL

A classical building squeezed in alongside the old cathedral is opening this weekend for the first time in four years, because of people power. MORE

[15 SEP 00] COVENTRY WRITERS SCRIBE THEIR STUFF

Coventry writers will be reading their prose and poems about the city in the cathedral ruins tomorrow. Here are some examples. MORE

[15 SEP 00] MEMORIES OF THE CITY RECORDED

Some more examples from the Coventry Writing Competition. 19 works will be recited at 2pm in the old Cathedral. MORE

[14 SEP 00] FUN AND FROLICS AT THE HERBERT

The building might be more modern than many others in this year's Heritage Open Days, but there is a treasure trove of history waiting to be discovered at the Herbert Art Gallery.  MORE

[13 SEP 00] FACTFILE: ST MARY'S GUILDHALL

20 things you should know about the St Mary's Guildhall in Coventry, which dates back to the 14th century.  MORE

[13 SEP 00] WALK ROUND THE HISTORY OF SPON END

Spon End residents are offering a chance for people to visit hidden parts of the area as part of this weekend's Heritage Open Days.  MORE

[12 SEP 00] A GLIMPSE OF THE WORLD OF THE FREEMEN

They used to be able to graze cows on Hearsall Common, and their secret world below St Mary’s Guildhall will be revealed this weekend. MORE

[11 SEP 00] COVENTRY WRITERS TO RECITE IN THE RUINS

The cathedral ruins will be full of rhyme and reason this weekend when the finalist of a writing competition will recite their works on Coventry. MORE

[11 SEP 00] VISIT THE SEAT OF CITY POWER

It will be a rare weekend opening for one of Coventry’s oldest and most hidden buildings this Saturday. MORE

[08 SEP 00] ROLL UP FOR THE MEDIEVAL MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR

People who want to look around Coventry’s medieval town walls during the Heritage Open Day weekend should sign up now for a free tour.  MORE

[07 SEP 00] SCAN THE CITY SKYLINE FOR FREE

Visitors to this year’s Heritage Open Days in Coventry will be able to get an inside glimpse of one of the most striking parts of the city skylines for free.  MORE

[06 SEP 00] FACTFILE: THE BLITZ IN COVENTRY

20 things about the Nazi bombing raid of 14 November 1940, which changed the face of Coventry forever.  MORE

[05 SEP 00] FORMER PORCH WILL OPEN FOR A QUIET MOMENT

A quiet chapel in the ruins of the old Cathedral will be opened up for Heritage Open Days used to be a busy church entrance in medieval times.  MORE

[04 SEP 00] FACTFILE: COVENTRY CATHEDRAL

20 things about the city's cathedrals that you might not otherwise discover.  MORE

[01 SEP 00] EVERYONE WANTS TO GO TO SCHOOL

One of the biggest hits of the last Heritage Open Days will be throwing its door open again to show off its refurbished glory.  MORE

[31 AUG 00] ANCIENT CHURCH IS NO SHRINKING VIOLET

To find the oldest building standing in the city boundaries, you have to leave the city centre and travel to the “sinking church.”  MORE

[30 AUG 00] FACTFILE: CARS IN COVENTRY

20 things you should know about motoring in Coventry throughout the ages  MORE

[29 AUG 00] 110 YEARS OF MOTORING UNDER ONE ROOF

Coventry was the home of the car industry in Britain, with many of the big names being based in the city at one point.  MORE

[25 AUG 00] GEORGIAN SPLENDOUR OF KIRBY HOUSE SAVED

Kirby House is one of the best examples of Georgian architecture in Coventry city centre, but behind its face lurks a different story.  MORE

[24 AUG 00] FACTFILE: POLITICS IN COVENTRY

20 things you should know about politics in Coventry throughout the ages.  MORE

[23 AUG 00] COUNCIL HOUSE CALLED LATE TO POLITICS

Coventry’s Council House may be based on a Tudor style, but it has only been officially open for 80 years.  MORE

[22 AUG 00] WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN AT SWANSWELL

One of the last remaining bastions of Coventry’s medieval defences will be seen at this year’s Heritage Open Days. MORE

[21 AUG 00] FACTFILE: CHEYLESMORE MANOR

20 things you should know about Cheylesmore Manor and births, marriages and deaths in Coventry.  MORE

[18 AUG 00] REGISTER A LOOK AT CHEYLESMORE MANOR

The remnants of a medieval royal palace in Coventry city centre is one of the buildings opening for Heritage Open Days.  MORE

[11 AUG 00] COVENTRY CHARACTERS COME OUT FOR HERITAGE

What do Queen Isabella, Coventry's Lord Mayor and a strolling Medieval minstrel have in common?  MORE

CWN is sponsoring this year's Heritage Open Days event, which will see many historic buildings around Coventry open to the public.  MORE