Chequers, Lockhurst Lane, Foleshill
These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
Old Crow in the Oak | |||
Beerhouse | |||
1835 | ? | Chequers | |
c1838 | 2012 | Crow in the Oak | |
2012 | 2020 | Crow | |
2022 | 2024 | New Crow Bar & Grill | |
2024 | Crown Punjabi Pub & Restaurant | ||
![]() This is an ancient tavern sign which was probably brought to England by the Romans. Evidence from Pompeii suggests that it was already in use there, perhaps referring to a game such as draughts played on the premises. The sign was later associated with a money-table and, indeed, the word 'exchequer' originally meant a kind of chess board. Some inns may have used the sign to indicate that they were ready to change money or act as bankers in some way. A heraldic connection is that the head of the Fitzwarrens, whose coat of arms showed chequered squares, had the privilege of licensing alehouses in the reign of Edward IV. | |||
LICENSEES:1835 Mary Lenton | |||