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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Diplomat, 29 Silver Street

Alternative Addresses:	Bishop Street
These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1635	1892	TURK'S HEAD
	1892	1934	TRAMWAY INN
	1934	1977	TURK'S HEAD
	1977	1982	CITY CENTRE PUB
	1982	1986	TURK'S HEAD
	1986	1996	DIPLOMAT
	1996	1998	AZTECS
	1999	2003	PRIDE OF COVENTRY
	2003	2014	DIPLOMAT
	2014	2017	ROADHOUSE
Opened with the new name Diplomat in early May 1986. An article in the Coventry Evening Telegraph at the time said that the pub had formerly been the Tramlines (which was incorrect, it was the Tramway Inn), and before that, the TURK'S HEAD. In September 1991 the pub was bought from its former owners, Mitchells & Butlers, and a deal was signed with Ansells. In 1996 the pub was refurbished and opened with another new name, AZTECS. However it reverted to The Diplomat in 2003 until 2014 when it became ROADHOUSE.