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

Drinking in an Old English Town

George I, 16 Fleet Street

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1606	1716	GEORGE INN
	1720	c1835	GEORGE I
	c1835	1964	GEORGE IV
George I ruled from 1714 to 1727. Before 1714 he was Duke of Brunswick-Luneberg and Elector of Hanover. His claim to the throne was that his mother was the daughter of Elizabeth of Bohemia, eldest daughter of James I. This pub appears to have changed its name as George succeeded George on the throne. Previously it was just the GEORGE; from c1835 it was the GEORGE IV.
LICENSEES: 1720 Charles Higgington 1813 - 1814 Phineas Ayton
Street plan of 1851