Stivichall Arms, Earlsdon
This pub stood on the edge of Stivichall Common, roughly opposite the Chestnuts. According to a history column in the Midland Daily Telegraph in 1932 it was a favourite meeting place for watchmakers. The same article also described its location in respect to the White House on Warwick Road (pictured on the right). The Stivichall Arms is said to be the building depicted in the background on the left.
The earliest mention found so far is June 1857, when an annual dinner was held at this pub for "the factory hands in the employ of Messrs. Hennell, Adams, and Eld, of this City". It was To Let in March 1862 after the death of William Davis Jephcott the previous month, and for sale in 1874. It is also shown on a plan of an estate in the parish of St. Michael and St. John the Baptist dated 1874.
This is an account of events of 1876, published in the Coventry Herald in 1936. "It was a hard winter....the ponds and pits were covered in ice....the pool or gravel pit situated in Wale's field at the back of the Stivichall Arms was crowded and without any warning the ice gave way and a number of children went down. Five children lost their lives. The bodies were all removed to the Stivichall Arms.
The first cycle track was in close vicinity, opened in 1858. The public house was well visited where some of the racing men met and settled their abilities. To others the Stivichall Arms represented just a nice stroll with the opportunity of having a little refreshment."
On Saturday the 25th March 1876 the pub was put up for its final auction "in consequence of the Premises being closed as a Public-house". | |||
LICENSEES:1859 - 1862 William Davis Jephcott (died 23rd Feb 1862) 1862 George Collins 1862 Joseph Shrewsbury 1865 Charles Taylor 1871 Richard Lakin 1872 William Holland |
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