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Canterbury Arms, 20 Lower Ford Street

Alternative Addresses:11 Lower Ford Street
These premises have been known by different names during their history:FROMTONAME
18591886DELL'S WINE AND SPIRIT VAULTS / LIQUOR VAULTS
18861899BOARD
18991974CANTERBURY ARMS
Foresters And Canterbury Arms
Foresters Arms on the left, Canterbury Arms (previously the Board) on the right, partly hidden by the infamous stinky, circular urinal!
This super photo shows the interesting layout of Raglan Street, Alma Street and Lower Ford Street.
Probably named after the nearby Canterbury Street. In September 1896 local brewer, Francis Phillips, gave notice of intention to build a new public house in Canterbury Street, to be known as the Canterbury Arms, described in the notice as "about to be erected". This obviously didn't happen, but by February 1899 there was a Canterbury Arms - but named by licensee of the then BOARD, Walter Newman. Confusingly (or lazily?), years after the new name was established, licenses were still being transferred under the old name Board. It was owned by the Leamington Brewery in 1903. The Canterbury stood parallel to the Foresters and was a very similar pointed shape on that odd junction of Raglan Street, Alma Street and Lower Ford Street in Hillfields. In 1974 it was closed and later demolished.

LICENSEES:

1896 - 1903 Walter Newman 1903 - 1917 Ezra Simpson 1917 - 1929 Herbert Waters 1929 Norman Leslie Coltman (Mar to Jul) 1929 - 1931 Thomas Keene 1931 - 1935 Ernest James Gough 1935 - 1938 William Smith 1939 - 1961 William Elliot 1963 - 1964 Roy Owen (Police Constable, only stayed 6 months to Apr 1964)
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