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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Butts Retreat, The Butts

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1837	1981	SUMMERLAND TAVERN
	1981	1994	FOB WATCH
	1994	1999	SUMMERLAND TAVERN
	1999	2013	BUTTS RETREAT
In 1999 this was the new name of the Summerland Tavern after an £80,000 facelift. The tenancy was for sale by late 2010, but it reopened briefly the following year, being closed again and boarded up in 2013. The Butt's Retreat. (Photo by Colin Graham Walker on Flickr)
LICENSEES: 1999 Bob McGreevy 2010 Carol McGreevy