Royal Exchange, Hay Lane
| Alternative Addresses: | Pepper Lane, Bayley Lane | ||
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| 1693 | ? | ROYAL EXCHANGE | |
| 1756 | 1770 | DOG and DUCK | |
| 1770 | 1773 | CROSS GUNS | |
| 1773 | present | GOLDEN CROSS | |
The Golden Cross on the corner of Bayley Lane and Hay Lane, the site of the earlier Royal Exchange.
The name of this pub comes from the belief that the Golden Cross stands on the site of the Coventry mint. Some people seem to think that the Golden Cross was the mint, but the pub is much later. Elizabeth Woodville was enthroned as the Queen of Edward IV in May 1465. The royal couple spent Christmas that year at Coventry Priory. It is probably at this time that Edward gave Coventry the right to mint coins. Coventry mint operated from 1466 to 1470 and produced royals, half royals, silver groats and half groats. These coins are now rare and can be identified by the 'C' under the king's head and CIVITAS COVE'TRE on the reverse. So now you know what to look for when you are digging your garden! This is mentioned in 1693 when it "forms the Hay Lane corner-house there with Bayley Lane". This appears to be the site later occupied by the DOG and DUCK and eventually the GOLDEN CROSS. The name 'Royal Exchange' refers to the building in Cornhill, London, originally built in 1568 by Sir Thomas Gresham as a place for London merchants to transact their business. | |||
LICENSEES:1693 Isaac Leeson | |||
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