Black Prince, 79 Much Park Street
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| 1828 | 1919 | BLACK PRINCE | |
| 1919 | 1924 | YE OLDE BLACK PRINCE | |
| The Black Prince is first referred to in Pigot 1828. In a will of 1837 Edward II Phillips left the Black Prince to his son, George Septimus Phillips. At that time it was occupied by C. Thomas. By the time of the 1919/20 Coventry Directory it was 'Ye Olde Black Prince'. By 1926 the premises had become a lodging house. Edward, Prince of Wales (1330 - 1376), was the eldest son of Edward III. He was known as the Black Prince because of the colour of his armour. His death of ill health at the early age of forty six was a distinct loss to the nation, his military skill coupled with humanity in victory having been much admired. The Royal Navy had several warships bearing his name, the first launched in 1650. | |||
LICENSEES:1828 - 1841 Charles Thomas 1841 - 1845 John Goodman 1850 Sarah Goodman 1851 Sarah Edwards 1861 Thomas Griffiths 1868 - 1874 Thomas P. Johnson 1879 Thomas Whitaker 1881 John Read 1886 - 1894 Benjamin Mason 1896 Alf Cook 1903 Ezra Simpson 1905 G. Tutton 1909 J. Harvey 1919 - 1924 A. E. Robinson | |||
OWNERS:c1837 Edward (II) Phillips c1837 George Septimus Phillips | |||
 Street plan of 1851 | |||
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