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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Bug and Black Bat, 7 City Arcade

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1962	1984	CLIMAX
	1984	1994	BUG AND BLACK BAT
	1994		ROSIE O'BRIENS PUMPHOUSE
From when it first opened in 1962 this was the CLIMAX. Ansells paid £40,000 to revamp this pub, and it re-opened as the BUG AND BLACK BAT on the 6th January 1984 - a name conjured up as a joke by a brewery employee - as a modern fun pub complete with loud music, flashing lights and garish decor. In 1994 the name had changed again, at a cost of £400,000, to ROSIE O'BRIENS PUMPHOUSE. The name is yet another silly marketing man's creation!
LICENSEES: 1984 - 1985 David Parkes 1986 David Cockrell