Eagle Vaults, 1 Well Street
| Alternative Addresses: | 17 St. John's Bridges / 17 Burges | ||
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| 1873 | 1876 | EAGLE VAULTS | |
| 1876 | 1929 | WINE LODGE | |
The bottom of Burges in 1927, with Well Street in the distance viewed from Hales Street, here showing buildings before the demolition for the new Corporation Street between late 1927 and early 1929. The Unicorn occupied the building here shown as W.H. Crofts on the left, and the building on the corner was the Wine Lodge, formerly the Eagle Vaults. (See the 1914 town planning map below.)
In October 1873 the Eagle Vaults gets a mention in the Coventry Herald, which is the earliest known mention of that name. In 1874 it was leased by Charles Smith to James Baylis of Halesowen. At some date the lease was transferred to Flowers. In 1876 the license was transferred, after lengthy discussion and much objection, from Henry French to Charles Smith. Smith had been a Tea Merchant and Grocer at the premises on the corner of Well Street and 17 St. John's Bridges (Burges) from March 1859, and then in May 1861 began importing and selling foreign wine, port and sherry. In July 1876 Charles Smith advertised these premises as having undergone alterations and the name had become the WINE LODGE. The eagle is a Christian and heraldic symbol and has been used as a pub sign since the fifteenth century. It is used to decorate church lecterns because it is a symbol of St John the Evangelist. As a national symbol it represents such countries as the USA, Germany or Russia. | |||
LICENSEES:1876 Henry French 1876 Charles Smith | |||
 Street plan of 1851 | |||
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