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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Pack Horse, West Orchard

Alternative Addresses:	Market Place, St. John's Bridge
These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1841	1864	MARKET HALL TAVERN / MARKET HOUSE TAVERN
	1864	1874	MARKET TAVERN, 19-20 Market Place
	1874	1929	WHITE ROSE, 19-20 Market Place
	?	1841	PACK HORSE, West Orchard
A postcard featuring the old Market Tower is a rare view of Market Place, which led through from where Broadgate and Cross Cheaping met to the tower, where you could turn left and take Market Street back to Smithford Street. If we are interpreting a map correctly, The Market Tavern / White Rose is on the left and The Lamp Tavern is on the corner of Market Street to the left in the distance where we would find the Arcade Vaults at No.6 and the Market Vaults at No.22. In 1756 four soldiers were billeted here. It continued to trade until c1841. See also WHITE ROSE.
LICENSEES: 1822 - 1823 W. Powell 1835 Samuel Lymes 1840 Mary Gardiner 1840 John Mullis 1841 John Aldwinkle
Street plan of 1851
Google map location (Due to the scaling on old maps, the pin location might not be 100% accurate.)