The Definitive Guide to the History of
Pubs and Beerhouses in Coventry

Drinking in an Old English Town

City, Butts Lane (Welch)

Address:	Butts Lane
Became:	Union Arms
Alternative Addresses:	51 Hope Street
These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1828	1965	UNION ARMS
	1835	1841	BEERHOUSE
This is recorded as being a public house 1835 to 1965, so it seems to have started as a beerhouse and soon converted to a full public house license. In the 1841 census George Welch is a publican at the Union Arms and continues so until 1871.
LICENSEES: 1835 George Welch
Street plan of 1851
Google map location (Due to the scaling on old maps, the pin location might not be 100% accurate.)