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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Druids' Arms, 35 Bishop Street

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1787	c1822	BALL
	c1822	1870	GOLDEN BALL
	1848	1849	DRUIDS' ARMS
The Druids Arms was about half way up on the right hand side of this 1905 Bishop Street photo. This pub had been the BALL until around 1822, then the GOLDEN BALL for many years - but in October 1848 the Coventry Herald reported the license transfer of the "Golden Ball, (now Druids' Arms,) from Charles Mander to Samuel Keene". Until August the following year, under the tenancy of William Jennings, it was reported as the DRUIDS ARMS, reverting back to the GOLDEN BALL until closure in 1870.
LICENSEES: 1848 Charles Mander 1848 Samuel Keene 1849 James Keene 1849 ? Gillings 1849 - 1850 William Jennings, well sinker
Street plan of 1851
Google map location (Due to the scaling on old maps, the pin location might not be 100% accurate.)