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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Hillfields, Junction Street (Francis)

Address:	Junction Street, Hillfields
These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1851	1853	UNION ARMS
	1853	1874	JUNCTION ARMS
	1874	c1880	BEERHOUSE
In the 1861 census there are no matching records, but in 1871 Henry Francis, 19, is a silk weaver and publican in Junction Street Junction Street later became Vine Street. This beerhouse is the VINE COTTAGE, which H. Francis kept as a public house to 1886 and then Mrs Sarah Francis to 1909.
LICENSEES: 1874 - 1886 H. Francis to 1909 Mrs Sarah Francis
Street plan of 1851
Google map location (Due to the scaling on old maps, the pin location might not be 100% accurate.)