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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Pheasant, 27 Well Street

The Pheasant is the three-storey brick building in the centre, with its lamps jutting out. The pub is thought to date to before 1800. In 1801 it was used for auctions. In 1926 it was sold by Charingtons and it closed in 1935 for the construction of Corporation Street.

LICENSEES: 1822 - 1823 John Conway (died Jun 1823) 1823 - 1843 William Conway, maltster (moved to the Cranes Inn) 1843 Joseph Reynolds 1843 W. Freeman 1843 - 1844 James Moy 1844 - 1865 John Hatton 1865 - 1866 William Harris 1866 Joseph Mansfield 1869 William Hill 1869 Charles Conway 1871 Simeon Cheadle 1871 - 1874 William Henry Green 1874 Samuel Jones 1879 - 1881 Robert Taylor 1886 - 1891 Taylor Bros 1893 - 1894 W. Smith 1896 Mrs Ann Smith 1903 - 1905 J. Parker 1909 J. Mason 1911 - 1913 William Watts 1919 - 1933 John Fletcher 1933 Rupert John Leigh

Street plan of 1851