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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Bodega, 14 Market Place

Alternative Addresses:	Market Street
These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1829	1874	BOARD
	1874	1883	STAR VAULTS / BODEGA
	1886	1932	BOADICEA
From the time of its listing in the 1874 Directory, The Board in Market Place became known as the STAR VAULTS. By 1876, however, licensee James Cole had given it the name BODEGA - and occasionally advertised as the Star Vaults, Bodega. Bodega means 'wine cellar' or 'vault'. By 1886 these premises had become the BOADICEA.
LICENSEES: 1876 - 1880 James Cole 1880 - 1882 Berkley William Hicks 1882 - 1886 Archer Joseph Hudson Seymour