Sun, Jordan Well
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| 1763 | 1801 | Sun | |
| 1801 | 1823 | Rising Sun | |
In 1763 the Sun at the corner of Bayley Lane and Jordan Well was To Let.
In March 1787 John Wilson advertised in the Coventry Standard that he had taken to "a set of large and commodious VAULTS in Pepper-Lane, near Broad-Gate. He also stated, however, that orders received at the Sun or at the Vaults would be attended.
When John Emberton advertised an auction at his pub in May 1801 it was still the Sun. However, when the pub itself was put to auction in December that same year, it was "known by the Sign of the RISING SUN." This name appears to have still been in place when his death was announced in the newspapers in February 1828, where John Emberton was described as the former landlord of the Rising Sun.
 Early examples of the sun as a tavern sign made use of its simple visual form. It was painted as a circle with a few rays around it, and often filled with eyes, nose and a mouth. | |||
LICENSEES:1785 - 1787 John Wilson 1801 John Emberton (died Feb 1828) | |||
 Street plan of 1851 | |||
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