The Definitive Guide to the History of
Pubs and Beerhouses in Coventry

Drinking in an Old English Town

Three Crowns, Gosford Street

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	c1756	1859	THREE CROWNS
	1835	1841	BEERHOUSE
In 1756 four soldiers were billeted here. This sign has a number of possible meanings. It could refer to the Magi, or three wise men, who are often called the three kings. It could also refer to James I who was the first king to rule over England, Scotland and Wales. Or it could refer heraldically to the Worshipful company of Drapers (1364).
LICENSEES: 1822 - 1847 John Fawson (retired February 1847) 1835 - 1841 (see BEERHOUSE) 1847 Henry Weightman 1848 William Dixon 1848 - 1849 William Eaves 1850 Samuel Brown 1850 - 1851 Henry Hardware 1851 - 1852 James Gee 1852 - 1853 Solomon Eagleton 1853 - 1854 Richard Barton 1854 John Thomas Townsend 1859 Thomas Green
Street plan of 1851