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

Drinking in an Old English Town

Walsgrave, 382 Walsgrave Road

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1931	present	WALSGRAVE
	1931	present	WALSGRAVE HOTEL
This pub gets its name from a local place name, and was built as part of the then developing Wyken Estate. It opened on Saturday 16th May 1931, and one year later the licensee, Albert Bowen, also gained a "Music and Dancing" licence. On the 4th December 1978 it became a Toby Inn. It was officially opened as the WALSGRAVE HOTEL, but locals tend to regard it as The Walsgrave - the name indeed now carried by its sign.
LICENSEES: 1931 - 1940 Albert John Bowen 1952 John Allen 1952 - 1957 Albert E. Dudley 1957 Samuel Astley 1960 - 1962 W. E. Parker 1972 - 1976 Norman Bentick