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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Primrose Hill Tavern, 98 King William Street

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1841	?	BEERHOUSE
	1845	1896	PRIMROSE HILL TAVERN
	1903	1940	CROWN HOTEL
The name comes from the pub's position at the top of Primrose Hill, Foleshill. In 1841 see the BEERHOUSE, 98 King William Street. c1900 it became the CROWN HOTEL.
LICENSEES: 1850 - 1874 Edmund J. Rose 1879 - 1886 Charles Rose 1890 - 1891 Rose Bros 1894 Edward J. Rose 1896 William Butler