Climax, 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 | ||
This pub was named after the Coventry fork truck and pump engine manufacturer (later Kalmar Climax) at a time when they built the engines that powered the Cooper, Cooper-Climax and Lotus cars to Le Mans and Formula 1 World Championships.
It opened on Wednesday 19th December 1962, and was reported at the time to be a joint effort between Flowers and Ansells, built for Market Taverns Ltd.
After closing in September 1983, it re-opened as the BUG AND BLACK BAT on the 6th January 1984 after a £45,000 investment by Ansells, then in 1994 the name changed again, at a cost of £400,000, to ROSIE O'BRIENS PUMPHOUSE. | |||
LICENSEES:1962 Wilfred Ernest Chambers 1967 Gilbert Blackett 1969 Douglas Powell 1974 Mr. Carey | |||
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