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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Longford Engine, 270 Bedworth Road, Longford

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1772	1807	FIRE ENGINE
	1807	1886	ENGINE INN
	1886	1985	OLD ENGINE INN
	1985	c2008	CANAL BOAT
	c2008	present	LONGFORD ENGINE
This seems to have been a reference to a local steam engine, perhaps for pit winding or water raising. Renamed in 1985 to the CANAL BOAT, the current name harks back to the earlier names of the pub - first the FIRE ENGINE, followed by the ENGINE INN and the OLD ENGINE INN.