In 1756 two soldiers were billeted here.
Between 1853 and 1889 it was owned by the Lea, Webb and Archer families. In 1889 the pub was purchased by Phillips and Marriott for £2,491 10s 0d and in the same year was valued by them at £4,300, including an attached shop. Around 1926 it advertised 'Private room used for monthly committee meetings of Coventry Works Angling Section. Always a good fire going'. Outside there was a water pump, next to which were some stocks.
In 'Coventry in Camera' Drew and Mealey described it as 'ramshackle and insalubrious'. It closed on 30th September 1967.
These inns were once new, perhaps replacing older ones on the same site. Many new inns came into being in the sixteenth century as a result of Elizabeth I's policies.
LICENSEES:
1822 - 1829 T. Glover
1835 - 1845 Sarah Glover
1847 Thomas Moorcroft
1847 Mary Evans
1850 Thomas Bant
1861 John Cluley publican & butcher
1868 - 1874 William Lea tailor & publican
1879 Mrs Lea
1881 Martha Wood
1886 - 1891 H. J. Harbourne
1893 J. C. Issit
1894 - 1902 Walter Edward Mealand
1902 - 1905 F. George Cracknell
1906 Frederick John Page
1907 Charles Henry Parker
1908 - 1932 William Dennis Kingston
1933 - 1934 Mrs A. M. Kingston
1935 - 1940 W. Lenton
1950s - 1960s Percy 'Bob' Boyson
OWNERS:
1853 Henry I Lea
1853 Mary Lea
c1853 William II Lea
c1853 William III Lea, Emma Archer, Jane Webb
1889 Phillips & Marriott
In 1756 two soldiers were billeted here.
Between 1853 and 1889 it was owned by the Lea, Webb and Archer families. In 1889 the pub was purchased by Phillips and Marriott for £2,491 10s 0d and in the same year was valued by them at £4,300, including an attached shop. Around 1926 it advertised 'Private room used for monthly committee meetings of Coventry Works Angling Section. Always a good fire going'. Outside there was a water pump, next to which were some stocks.
In 'Coventry in Camera' Drew and Mealey described it as 'ramshackle and insalubrious'. It closed on 30th September 1967.
