George and Dragon, Far Gosford Street
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| 1563 | 1650 | SAINT GEORGE | |
| 1650 | 1781 | GEORGE | |
| 1828 | 1853 | GEORGE AND DRAGON | |
In 1829 Wheatleys Charity records that William Beaumont was the tenant at will of a messuage, yard and premises in Far Gosford Street now the George and Dragon public house. In 1853 the pub was for sale. It had closed by 1865 as, in a list of estates belonging to Bablake School at that date, there is a tenement in Far Gosford Street formerly called the George and Dragon public house. There is a possibility that at some time it was called the St George Inn. Previously the property was known as the Saint George or simply the George.
The exact location is not currently established, but a sale of the property in July 1853 describes the pub as being "situate on the south side of and fronting to Far Gosford Street". Also, perhaps we can also presume that it was toward the Gosford Street (west) end of the street, somewhere close to the former location of St. George's Chapel, which bridged the river sherbourne on the side of Gosford Gate.
In September 1853 the Coventry Standard published that plans had been submitted, and passed, "for converting the Old George and Dragon public-house, Far Gosford Street, into three tenements, for Mr. I. Sansome".
 This name originally referred to St. George, the patron saint of England (often coupled with the dragon). Since 1714, George has been a kingly name in England, six different kings having borne it. | |||
LICENSEES:1828 - 1829 Samuel Adkins 1829 - 1840 William Beaumont 1841 - 1845 Thomas Cole 1846 - 1847 Job Kimberley | |||
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