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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Coventry Cross, 30 Bishop Street

Established in 1823, and sometimes referred to as the OLD COVENTRY CROSS, this pub's last known reference was in the Coventry Standard, June 1855, when it was advertised as To Let with immediate possession. After this Bishop Street pub closed, the Volunteer in Cross Cheaping took on the name Coventry Cross in 1867.

LICENSEES: 1828 - 1833 Thomas Hancock (died Jul 1833) 1833 - 1850 Elizabeth Hancock (sometimes spelt Hancox) 1850 - 1853 Joseph Quinney 1853 Catherine Eaton

Street plan of 1851