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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Antelope, 72 Gosford Street

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1773	1773	PORCHED (PORCHE'S) HOUSE
	1822	1927	ANTELOPE
This fairly common sign is usually heraldic, referring obliquely to the Dukes of Bedford or Gloucester, or perhaps to Henry IV, Henry V or Henry VI. Alternatively (and perhaps more likely), it refers to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. In 1773 this is the PORCHED HOUSE, the name changing to the ANTELOPE by 1822. It closed in 1927. Gosford Street in 1912. (Photo courtesy of David Fry.)
LICENSEES: 1822 - 1835 William Laxon 1835 William Bellamy 1841 William Merrydale 1845 - 1846 William Bellamy (died 29th Nov 1846) 1847 - 1852 Thomas Bateman (license not transferred from the late William Bellamy until Apr 1847) 1852 Francis Lamb (Jan to May) 1852 - 1853 John Eburne 1853 - 1874 Thomas Riley 1879 - 1881 Samuel Jackson 1886 A. Slater 1890 - 1894 George Steane 1896 - 1903 George Unwin 1905 B. Clarke 1909 - 1927 Benjamin Gilbert
Street plan of 1851