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The Archives was set up in 2008 during the refurbishment of Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, and was designed by Demco Interiors. [2] It was set up to combine the former Coventry Archives and Local Studies Library. [3] In September 2018, the Coventry Archives underwent a name and brand change it was renamed after the old 'Coventry History Centre'.
Incised steel slab outside the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry commemorating "1866-1957 Sir Alfred Herbert industrialist benefactor" and "1867-1936 Mary Dormer Harris historian" Harris was working on a volume of Coventry Guild records when she died in 1936, and the work was completed by Phillip Styles and Geoffrey Templeman, her ...
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Museums in Coventry before the Herbert included the museum of the Coventry City Guild and the Benedictine Museum, opened by J. B. Shelton in the 1930s. However, Coventry City Council's collection of art treasures and museum pieces were housed in various buildings, and so the council acquired a half-acre site over a number of years costing £35,375.
Former Coventry vicar and historian Alan Munden has made the case for the number of martyrs to be increased to thirteen, if a woman burned in 1432 for Lollardy is included among their number. [2] Lollards were known to be active in the city as early as 1414, and sources of the time record Lollardy-related public order incidents in 1424 and 1431.
In 1956 he was awarded the MBE for his services to the history, archaeology and people of Coventry. [12] Shelton died 29 November 1958, one week after being hit by a motorcycle while out walking in the Green Lane area. Since 1959, the John Shelton Memorial Lecture has been held in his name.
This is a list of archives in the United Kingdom. As of 2009 [update] there were 122 national, 654 local, 328 university, 1,224 special and 61 business archives. [ 1 ]
Hayes resided in Coventry, Connecticut, where he had 54 acres of land to exhibit his works [1] on the grounds of the David Hayes Sculpture Fields, an open air art museum open to the public. [2] He died of leukemia at his home there on April 9, 2013.