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

Drinking in an Old English Town

British Queen, 41 St John Street

Alternative Addresses:	48 St John Street
This could be any British Queen. The most likely candidate is Boadicea, Queen of the Iceni, who died in AD 62 from self- administered poison, rather than be taken prisoner by the Romans after being defeated by them. It is mentioned in the Coventry Standard of 3rd October 1845. The pub closed c1903 and by 1904 had become a lodging house. J. E. Thursby is known to have brewed at the British Queen.
LICENSEES: 1850 - 1851 Francis Welch 1861 Sarah Welch 1868 J. Masers 1868 Thomas Morris 1871 Thomas Goode 1874 J. Pritchard 1879 - 1896 J. E. Thursby 1903 W. Thomas 1903 Ernest Luty
Street plan of 1851