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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Hillfields, 23 Castle Street (Sidwell)

Address:	23 Castle Street, Hillfields
Became:	Castle
Alternative Addresses:	High Street, Hillfields
These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1829	1841	ELEPHANT AND CASTLE
	1841	1851	BEERHOUSE
	1861	1879	CASTLE
	1879	1965	ELEPHANT AND CASTLE
To 1841 this was a BEERHOUSE. From 1868 to 1879 it was known as the CASTLE, and later the ELEPHANT AND CASTLE. The pub closed c1965, when it was an Atkinsons pub. It stood next to the Castle Stores.
LICENSEES: 1841 John Sidwell
Street plan of 1851