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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Wallace, Keresley Road, Radford

In her book on The Meaning of Coventry Street Names Margaret Smedley states that the name relates to Sir William Wallace, a Scottish knight and one of Scotland's national heroes, and also quotes related Council Minutes of 24/3/1936 and 4/2/1947. There is also a claim that the pub was named after the author Edgar Wallace, in line with other local streets such as Dickens, Kipling, Addison, Chesterton, Conrad, Hardy, etc. However, the latter writers are far more 'classical' than Edgar Wallace. So, take your choice!

LICENSEES: 1939 Harry Brooks 1984 Jim Allen from 2014 David Stevenson 2023 Zoe Hill