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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Mattock and Spade, 16 Jordan Well

Alternative Addresses:	17 Jordan Well
These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1822	1835	MATTOCK AND SPADE
	1835	1850	BEERHOUSE
	1850	1940	MATTOCK AND SPADE
In 1835 and 1850 this is the BEERHOUSE, Jordan Well. It closed on the 15th November 1940, directly after the blitz. The mattock is an agricultural implement of pick shape, with an adze and a chisel edge as ends of the head. Hence it goes with a spade as an agricultural sign.
LICENSEES: 1822 - 1835 William Barnacle 1835 - 1850 Beerhouse 1868 David Barnacle 1871 Daniel Barnacle 1874 - 1886 Winifred Barnacle 1890 - 1896 C. H. Phillips 1903 - 1905 J. Brown 1909 - 1934 William H. Barnacle 1935 - 1936 F. E. Eatwell 1937 - 1938 A. T. Jones 1939 - 1940 C. Morris
Street plan of 1851
Google map location (Due to the scaling on old maps, the pin location might not be 100% accurate.)