1. "The Story of Coombe Abbey"  - an updated internet version of the book "The Story of Coombe Abbey by D.L.Motkin published by the House Committee of Coombe Abbey in 1961" - has now been declared live.  Many of you will have noticed that when I added the "Coombe Woodlands" brochure in November last year, I promised to add support by publishing "The Story of Coombe Abbey" on the internet.  I contacted David Motkin to get his agreement, and was delighted with his offer not only to publish the 1961 words, but to improve them considerably.  The new version corrects errors, adds more facts, adds events to bring it up to date, and adds more Annexes.  David has done most of the writing, while I have obtained reference information from Coventry and Warwickshire sources to support David's quest for accuracy.  I have also visited Coombe Abbey many times, getting or confirming more facts, and taking hundreds of digital photos to support them.  I have also taken photos to support the "Then and Now" set of illustrations.

 

Now that "The Story of Coombe Abbey" is on the internet, further corrections or updates can be added easily.  If you have new information, or other suggestions please let me know.

 

2. In Nov-2003, a set of Woodland Walks leaflet transcripts was published on this site.

 

3. Merged the "just outside Coventry" entries into the main index table on the home page.  This was in line with the only views any of you expressed, and has the advantage that all areas are linked on the one page.

 

4. I have added a few more little extras.  See the news archive for the list of most significant items.

 

Many of these improvements have only been possible due to feedback from users.  Please keep your ideas coming.   In particular, let me know what you would like to see added and/or improved on the site.