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

Drinking in an Old English Town

General Havelock, Jordan Well

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1841	1855	MULBERRY TREE
	1858	1861	GENERAL HAVELOCK
Major General Sir Henry Havelock (1795 - 1857) was a British General who is particularly associated with India and his recapture of Cawnpore from rebels during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. He won a reputation as a great military leader in his advance northwards across Oudh (modern day Uttar Pradesh) defeating all rebel forces in his path, despite being greatly outnumbered. He captured Lucknow on 25 September 1875 but a second rebel force besieged the town again. A few days after this siege was lifted, Havelock died of dysentery. There is a statue to Havelock in Trafalgar Square. In 1858 the General Havelock was for sale, 'formerly called the Mulberry Tree'. This was only a year after Havelock's achievements in India. In October 1861 there was an application by Mr. Deeming to erect a slaughter house at the rear of the pub, but by 1874 the premises was a bookshop.
LICENSEES: 1858 Thomas Poultney 1861 John Deeming
Street plan of 1851
Google map location (Due to the scaling on old maps, the pin location might not be 100% accurate.)