Rodney's Head, 88 Much Park Street
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| c1781 | c1851 | RODNEY'S HEAD | |
| c1851 | 1997 | ADMIRAL LORD RODNEY | |
| 1997 | 2018 | RAINBOWS | |
| 2018 | GLAMOROUS | ||
| In March 1831 the Coventry Herald published the auction for the House of Mr. John Day, the Rodney's Head, Much Park Street, describing it as a "well-accustomed and old-established public-house". In 1837 a meeting of Church Trustees for Bablake quoted a rule to not appoint any under 65 year-olds, listing, among others, John Day, late of the Rodney's Head, aged 81. John died in January 1839 aged 82.
There appears to be some ambiguity about the timing of the name changing for this pub. From the 1851 Board of Health map onwards it is labelled ADMIRAL LORD RODNEY. However, until as late as 1893, the the newspapers were still referring to this pub as the Rodney's Head.
In 1997, after the renaming to Rainbows, Bernard C. Moore wrote a letter to the Evening Telegraph explaining the name changes. He says; "Originally called "Rodney's Head" in 1781 it was renamed "Lord Rodney" in 1876 before taking its recently replaced title [Admiral Lord Rodney] in 1892." These claims require verification, however. | |||
LICENSEES:1808 - 1831 John Day 1838 - 1840 William Nightingale (died 7th Oct 1840) 1840 - 1870 Dorothy Nightingale (widow of William) 1870 - 1891 Elizabeth Day Nightingale (died 29th June 1891) | |||
 Street plan of 1851 | |||
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Google map location (Due to the scaling on old maps, the pin location might not be 100% accurate.) | |||