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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Graziers Arms, 5 Well Street

The name is a simple pastoral reference. Several newspaper articles incorrectly referred to this pub as the Glaziers' Arms instead of the Graziers Arms. In 1864 William Jennings asked for a transfer of the license from Harriet Merridew and the bench refused. In that year it became the Shamrock. The Pack Horse, which existed before and after this pub was the Graziers Arms, also shared the same address, 5 Well Street. We cannot reconcile these two premises at present.

LICENSEES: 1841 - 1843 Thomas Maycock 1845 - 1855 William Merridew 1855 - 1864 Harriet Merridew

Street plan of 1851