Victoria Hotel, 35 Warwick Row
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| VICTORIA COMMERCIAL HOTEL | |||
Named after Queen Victoria.
Between 1909 and 1924, preliminary research seems to favour that the Sephton family were involved.
The majority of the Coventry Sephtons appear to be descended from James Sephton, a canal boatbuilder, who arrived in the Hawkesbury area c1805 from Shardlow in Derbyshire.
Research by 'philex31' on the Historic Coventry Forum would suggest that the Sephtons and their extended family had connections with many of the pubs in the Longford area: Boat (Blackhorse Road), Boat (Grange Road), Greyhound, Elephant and Castle, Miners Arms, Bird In Hand, Green Man, Old Crown (Windmill Road), New Inn, Saracens Head, Coach & Horses, Engine. Also, away from Longford were the Park Gate Hotel and the New Inn (Stockingford). The majority of the Coventry Sephtons appear to be descended from James Sephton, a canal boatbuilder, who arrived in the Hawkesbury area c1805 from Shardlow in Derbyshire.
Somewhat at odds with this boozy background, other family members operated temperance hotels in the city centre (The Victoria, Warwick Row and The Priory, Bayley Lane).
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LICENSEES:1903 - 1909 C. Barker 1909 - 1924 one of the Sephton family? 1924 - 1927 Mrs A. Harris 1931 - 1932 R. G. Lee | |||
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