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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Tramway Inn, 29 Silver Street

Alternative Addresses:	Bishop Street
These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1635	1892	TURK'S HEAD
	1892	1934	TRAMWAY INN
	1934	1977	TURK'S HEAD
	1977	1982	CITY CENTRE PUB
	1982	1986	TURK'S HEAD
	1986	1996	DIPLOMAT
	1996	1998	AZTECS
	1999	2003	PRIDE OF COVENTRY
	2003	2014	DIPLOMAT
	2014	2017	ROADHOUSE
Next door to the TRAMWAY INN / TURK'S HEAD at No.29 was GARIBALDI'S at No.31 Silver Street. William Taylor took over the license of the TURK'S HEAD in 1890, and by the time his death was announced in the Coventry Herald in June 1892 the pub's name had been changed to the TRAMWAY INN, in reference to the then new rail system in Coventry. In 1900 Phillips and Marriott valued this pub at £1,200. In June 1934 Capt. D. W. Ratliff applied for the name to be reverted to the TURK'S HEAD.
LICENSEES: 1890 - 1892 William Taylor 1892 Eli Saunders (Jul to Dec) 1892 - 1896 Thomas Pointer (died early 1896) 1896 Louisa Pointer 1901 - 1909 Helena Scriver 1909 - 1910 Arthur Ward 1911 - 1913 Thomas Castle 1913 - 1919 Charles Moore 1920 - 1927 Mrs Emily Crossley Moore 1927 A. V. Harrison