Swanswell Stores, Hales Street
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| 1858 | 1926 | Swanswell Stores | |
| 1894 | 1998 | Swanswell Hotel | |
| 1998 | 1999 | Inn Place | |
In the 68 years from the opening of these premises as a wine and spirit, and beer merchant's by John Porter in 1858, until the retirement of John Dowse in 1926, there were only two licenses - with a small exception of three months while executors took care of business after John Porter's death in 1893.
From soon after John Dowse took over in 1894 these premises were also referred to as the SWANSWELL HOTEL, although the SWANSWELL STORES name persisted until Dowse retired.This name refers to a local pool, the Swanswell, which was the source of much of the water used in ancient Coventry. | |||
LICENSEES:1858 - 1893 John Porter (moved from Swanswell Cottage, Leicester Street, died 5th Dec 1893) 1894 William Mills and Theo Fox (Jan to Apr, executors for John Porter) 1894 - 1926 John Dowse (retired April 1926) | |||
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