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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Queen Victoria, 12 Victoria Street, Hillfields

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1840	1879	QUEEN VICTORIA
	1867	1929	VICTORIA VAULTS
Victoria Street 1906. (Photo courtesy of David Fry.) Named from Queen Victoria. The first reference is in the Coventry Standard in June 1840 when the license was transferred from James Hewitt to Thomas Sabin. In December 1867 George Calcott advertised the premises as the Victoria Spirit Vaults.
LICENSEES: 1840 James Howe 1840 - 1842 Thomas Sabin 1842 Elijah Dalton 1842 Elizabeth Dalton 1861 - 1870 George Calcott, furniture broker & cab proprietor 1870 - 1871 Edwin Meakin 1872 John Hill 1872 - 1874 Jabez Calcott 1879 - 1881 Thomas Wilden
Street plan of 1851
Google map location (Due to the scaling on old maps, the pin location might not be 100% accurate.)