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list of Coventry's Pubs, which existed in 1912. In the late 1800s the city's pubs were catalogued in a musical monologue by a variety-hall entertainer, Harry Dale. He called his recitation, "The Drinker's Dream", and it survived its originator to be used by pub and club entertainers until - and maybe after - the second World War.
This monologue will be reproduced beneath the full pub listing below.
Hotels | ||
Name | Location | Licencee |
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Craven Arms | High Street | (Not in use in 1912) |
Gosford Park Hotel | St. George's Road | Frdk. H. Makepiece |
Hen & Chickens | 1 The Butts | Mrs. Mason |
Kings Head | Hertford Street/Smithford Street | Kings Head Hotel Co. |
Queen's Hotel | 66 Hertford Street | Richard Henry Smith |
Three Tuns | Warwick Row | T. P. Furnan |
White Lion | 50 Smithford Street | Walter. J. Osbourne |
Private/Temperance Hotels | ||
Name | Location | Licencee |
London Temperance Hotel | 7 Jordan Well | R. C. Elliot |
Priory Temperance Hotel | 39 Bayley Lane | Mrs. Sims & Miss Davies |
Stoneleigh Private Hotel | 4 Stoneleigh Terrace | Miss Halliday |
Temperance Hotel | 24 Fleet Street | Arthur Baker |
The Central Restaurant | Broadgate/Cross Cheaping | |
Victoria | Warwick Row | Mrs. Baker |
Warwick Commcl. & Family Hotel | Warwick Row | H. Rawson |
Hotels/Inns, etc. | ||
Name | Location | Licencee |
Acorn | 1 Cox Street | Geo. Wilson |
Adam & Eve | 29 Eden Street | Charles Smith |
Admiral Lord Rodney | 88 Much Park Street | Harry Freeman |
Admiral Sir E. Codrington | 13 Radford Road | Thomas Paybody |
Albany | Albany Road | J. H. Bates |
Albion | 46 Thomas Street | W. J. Chinn |
Alma | 44 Stoney Stanton Road | Wm. Collins |
Angel | 1 Cook Street | Edward Lewin |
Angel | Station Street West | Alfred Chaplin |
Angel | Station Street West | John Rollason |
Antelope | 72 Gosford Street | Ben Gilbert |
Bablake Boy | 41 Cow Lane | Mrs. Puttman |
Ball | Walsgrave Road | A. C. Robinson |
Barley Mow | 52 Leicester Street | Jos. Lamb |
Beehive | Tower Street | Mrs. Faulconbridge |
Binley Oak | 49 Paynes Lane | Wm. J. Penn |
Bird in Hand | Little Park Street | A. J. Lucas |
Black Dog | Whitefriars Street | C. Jenkyns |
Black Horse | 73 Spon End | John W. Dutson |
Boadicea | 15 Market Place | Wm. H. Cleaver |
Board | 16 Spon Street | Gilbert Morgan |
Board | High Street | |
Board Vaults | 37 Cross Cheaping | Mrs. A. Essex |
Bowling Green | Harnall Lane & 75 Spon St | G. H. Lowe & Hy. Oswin |
Brewer & Baker | East Street | Wm. E. Embling |
Bricklayers Arms | Cromwell Street | Mrs. Sidwell |
Britannia | New Street | John Henry Cadman |
Broomfield Tavern | 16 Broomfield Place | Wm. Lunham Chapman |
Buck & Crown | 49 Bond Street | Geo. Taylor |
Bull & Anchor | Bishop Street | Jas Lissaman |
Bull Field | Moat Street | A. W. Woodward |
Bulls Head | Bishop Street | Albert Geo. Atkins |
Bulls Head | 37 Stoke Green | G. E. Wharmby |
Butchers Arms | 11 New Buildings | W. Martin |
Canal Tavern | 5 Leicester Row | John Payne |
Canterbury Arms | Lower Ford Street | E. Simpson |
Castle | King Street | E. J. Ingram |
Castle Vaults 'Hole in the Wall' | 18 Market Place (Broadgate entrance) | Harry Horns |
Chauntry Tavern | 20 Chauntry Place | Mrs. Worrall |
Chequers | 34 Little Park Street | John Busby |
Cheylesmore | 60 Greyfriars Lane | Jos. Smith |
City Arms | 35 Fleet Street | Geo. Edwards |
City Arms | Earlsdon | Mrs. Cooper |
City Hotel | Broadgate | Harold Western |
City Mill | 138 Cox Street | Mrs. Marriott |
Clarendon Arms | Bayley Lane | A. Wareham |
Coach & Horses | Much Park Street | J. W. Sketchley |
Coachmakers Arms | 64 Thomas Street | Henry Pendleton |
Coombe Abbey | 21 Craven Street | Mrs. E. Wells |
Cottage | St. John's Street | Fredk. Clarke |
Coventry Arms | Broadgate / Smithford Street | Thomas Strong |
Coventry Cross | Cross Cheaping | W. J. Buckler |
Cranes | 1 Leicester Street | Joseph Bedding |
Craven Arms | 65 Craven Street | Joseph Price |
Cricketers Arms | 145 Far Gosford Street | Harry Padbury |
Criterion Vaults | 52-53 Cross Cheaping | |
Crow in the Oak | 151 Lockhurst Lane | Mrs. Riley |
Crown Hotel | 96 King William Street | Edwin Arnett |
Crystal Palace | 3 Burges | Mrs. Brown |
Dolphin | Market Place | Mrs. Dalton |
Dun Cow | 42 Jordan Well | Robert Bickley |
Dyers Arms | 152 Spon Street | James Guise |
Eagle Vaults | 48 Spon Street | Wm. Anstee |
Earlsdon Cottage | Warwick Street | T. E. Hands |
Elastic Inn | 106 Cox Street | W. Padbury |
Elephant and Castle | 23 Castle Street | Richard Weaver |
Falcon | 58 Jordan Well | H. Watts |
Five Ways | 61 Harnall Lane | F. W. Burr |
Fleur De Lis | 43 Smithford Street | J. J. Franklin |
Foresters Arms | Raglan Street | A. H. Liquorish |
Fountain | 27 Cross Cheaping | Chas. J. Davis |
Fox & Vivian | Gosford Street | Lewis H. Francis |
Freemasons Tavern | Harnall Lane East | Ben Lane |
Gas Tavern | 25 Gas Street | Frank Jackson |
Gate | Howard Street | C. Chamberlain |
General Wolfe | 551 Foleshill Road | E. Strong |
George | 103 Little Park Street | Arthur Lole |
George IV | 16 Fleet Street | F. M. Paul |
Globe | Albion Street | R. G. Garbutt |
Gloucester Arms | 57 Stoney Stanton Road | George Kaye |
Golden Cross | 8 Hay Lane | Henry C. Hands |
Golden Cup | Far Gosford Street | J. J. Mattocks |
Golden Eagle | 178 Foleshill Road | E. Ashby |
Golden Horse | 46 Smith Street | J. C. Eggington |
Golden Lion | 9 Bull Ring | R. McGregor |
Golden Lion | 41-43 Castle Street | Jas. A. Wassall |
Grapes | 27 Warwick Lane | G. E. Green |
Grapes | 6 Radford Road | Fredk. Rushden |
Green Man | Much Park Street | Chas. M. Jones |
Grey Friar | 65 Greyfriars Lane | Mrs. Brown |
Greyhound | 118 Much Park Street | Herbert R. Standbridge |
Half Moon | 62 Yardley Street | Wm. J. Kaye |
Hand & Heart | 119 Far Gosford Street | C. J. B. Bailey |
Hare & Hounds | 60 Castle Street | F. Hewitt |
Hare & Hounds | 85 Gulson Road | G. Haskins |
Hare & Squirrel | 1 Cow Lane | A. Elton |
Hearsall Tavern | Craven Street | W. H. Shilton |
Heath | Foleshill Road | Jos. Leadbeater |
Hertford Arms | Hertford Place | Jas. Oldham |
Hertford Arms | 115 Far Gosford Street | Edward R. Warden |
Hill Cross Tavern | 1 Abbotts Lane | Geo. Prescott |
Holly Bush | 5 Cook Street | R. R. Harris |
Hop Pole | 16 Leicester Row | W. H. Batchelor |
Hope & Anchor | 38 Sherbourne Street | J. Thomson |
Hope & Anchor | 17 Whitefriars Lane | C. Mitchener |
Horse & Jockey | Much Park Street | J. Pearson |
Hospital | 2 Stoney Stanton Road | A. Hawkes |
Ivy Cottage | 14 King William Street | Henry Summers |
Jolly Weavers | 16 Silver Street | T. S. Yardley |
Kenilworth Cestle | 39 Hertford-Street | Walter Gawthorpe |
Kings Head | 60 Little Park Street | W. Judd |
Lamp | 13 Cook Street | Thomas Claridge |
Lamp | 21 Market Place | Thomas E. Hands |
Leicester Arms | Stoney Stanton Road | William Pichard |
Leopard | 33 Primrose Hill Street | S. Rollagon |
Leopard | 64 Smithford Street | Wm. H. Smith |
Livery Stables Inn | 45 Cox Street | Thomas Kirby |
Lord Aylesford | 20 Aylesford Street | Chas. M. McGowran |
Lord Leigh | 29 Lower Ford Street | J. Bayliss |
Lord Nelson | 56 Smithford Street | A. Hurst |
Malt Shovel | 93 Spon End | Henry Causer |
Market Vaults | 22 Market Street | F. W. Allard |
Mattock & Spade | 17 Jordan Well | Wm. H. Barnacle |
Meriden | 64 New Buildings | D. Cooke |
Mermaid | 109 Gosford Street | James Murray |
Moira Arms | Drapers Fields | W. H. Clarke |
Motor Hotel | 35 Dorset Road | E. Freeman |
Mount Pleasant | 107 Raglan Street | Thomas Bee |
Nags Head | 42 Spon End | Joseph Hewitt |
Navigation Inn | 771 Stoney Stanton Road | J. Cakebread |
New Inn | 46 Bulls Head Lane | Chas. Blockley |
New Inn | Foleshill Road | W. Lombard |
New Inn | 57 Gosford Street | W. D. Kingston |
New Inn | 64 King William Street | Jos. F. York |
New Inn | 44 Craven Street | Mrs. Flockner |
New Star | 140 Much Park Street | W. T. Brown |
Newdigate Arms | 11 Hill Street | F. W. Daniels |
Nursery Tavern | Lord Street | J. Shufflebottom |
O'Rare Ben Johnson | 18 New Street | J. Bicklee |
Oddfellows Arms | Bond Street | A. Kalsey |
Old Baths | 35 Smithford Street | Harry Hewitt |
Old Chase | 43 Gosford Street | F. Watson |
Old Dyers Arms | 4 Spon End | E. Barlow |
Old Half Moon | 27 Hertford Place | W. Judd |
Old Stag | 20 Bishop Street | Jonathon Hewitt |
Old Star | 31 Earl Street | Wilshire P. Woodcock |
Old Tower | 21 Cook Street | Ias. H. Pratt |
Old Wagon and Horses | 7 Well Street | Charles Popper |
Old Wheel | Leicester Row | R. H. C. Wells |
Old Windmill | 23 Spon Street | R. B. Twyneham |
Peacock | 79 Gosford Street | Arthur Shilton |
Peeping Tom | 44 Hertford Street | H. E. Wilford |
Pheasant | 27 Well Street | William Watts |
Pickering Vaults | 31A High Street | Wm. Stevens |
Pilgrims Rest | Ironmonger Row | Mrs. Hyde |
Pilot | 48 Much Park Street | Harry Pemberton |
Pitts Head | 66 Far Gosford Street | S. A. Groves |
Plough | 14 London Road | Wm. Parker |
Plough | Spon Street | James T. Stringer |
Prince of Wales | 76 Thomas Street | A. Toney |
Prince William Henry | 252 Foleshill Road | Arthur Maiden |
Priory Tavern | 58 New Buildings | Wm. Sager |
Queens | 48 Primrose Hill Street | Tom Elson |
Queens Arms | Cross Cheaping | Mrs. Moore |
Queens Hotel Vaults | 46 Warwick Lane | John Major |
Raglan Tavern | 24 Raglan Street | H. Oxbarrow |
Railway | Lockhurst Lane | Wm. Lole |
Railway Hotel | Warwick Road | A. Judge |
Rainbow | 15 Cook Street | Herbert W. Suddens |
Recruiting Sergeant | 14 Spon Street | S. G. Athersuch |
Red Horse | Barras Green | T. Hawthorne |
Red House | 483 Stoney Stanton Road | W. H. Venn |
Ring of Bells | Yardley Street | Hbt. Duggans |
Rising Sun | 181 Spon Street | John Wm. Biggs |
Robin Hood | 37 Cox Street | Joseph Smith |
Rose | 5 Well Street | John Pears |
Rose | 172 Lockhurst Lane | W. T. Cooper |
Rose & Crown | 23 High Street | George Summer |
Rose & Crown | 18 Church End, Walsgrave Road | J. Fellows |
Rose & Woodbine | North Street | David Ward |
Royal Albert | 39 Gilbert Street | Jas Aldridge |
Royal Exchange | 1 Castle Street | Joseph Biggs |
Royal Hotel | Cross Cheaping | Mrs. Lane |
Royal Oak | 119 Gosford Street | Wm. Green |
Royal Oak | Whitley | J. Marshall |
Royal Oak | 22 Earlsdon Street | Wm. H. Maye |
Royal Oak | 629 Stoney Stanton Road | John Cotton |
Russell Arms | 63 Butts | Harry Jukes |
Sampson & Lion | 34 Swanswell Terrace | T. Bailey |
Shakespeare | 18 Spon Street | Chas. Statham |
Sir Colin Campbell | 122 Gosford Street | Samuel Eggington |
Smithfield | Hales Street | Harry Robottam |
Spittlemoor | Lower Ford Street | L. H. Thrasher |
Squirrel | 31 Little Park Street | Fredk. Hickey |
Stag & Pheasant | Lockhurst Lane | G. Moore |
Star & Garter | 3 Bishop. Street | A. Farnden |
Star & Garter | Albert Street | Wm. McGowran |
Summerlands | 49 Butts | A. Sands |
Swan | Yardley Street | Humphrey Needham |
Swanswell | Hales Street | John Dowse |
Swanswell Cottage | 44 Leicester Street | W. H. L. Masters |
Swanswell Inn | Swanswell Street | Mrs. M. E. Atkins |
Swanswell Tavern | White Street | Alfred Hewitt |
Sydenham Palace | Lower Ford Street/Cox Street | T. Owen |
Talbot | 10 Cross Cheaping | Joseph Cross |
The Royal | 60 Cross Cheaping | F. H. Wells |
Theatre Vaults | Smithford Street | C. H. Scattergood |
Thistle | 65 West Orchard | H. H. Naylor |
Three Horse Shoes | 351 Stoney Stanton Road | C. Moore |
Three Shuttles | Howard Street | J. G. T. Bottrill |
Toby's Head | Pepper Lane | Watson & Arch |
Town Wall | 26 Bond Street | Samuel Windridge |
Trafalgar Arms | Trafalgar Street | A. Jephcott |
Tramway Inn | 29 Silver Street | Thos. Castle |
Union Arms | 51-52 Hope Street | W. H. Horton |
Vauxhall Tavern | Days Lane | J. Tipping |
Victoria Vaults | Victoria Street | W. Madeley |
Vine Cottage | Cross Street | Frank Poole |
Waggon & Horses | Well Street | Chas. Pepper |
Walsall Arms | 89 Cox Street | A. Wilkins |
Watchmakers Arms | 36 Spon Street | S. Moyce |
Waterloo Tavern | Brook Street | Arthur Fennell |
Wheat Sheaf | Little Heath | A. Mason |
White Bear | 41 New Street | J. T. Thorpe |
White Friar | Much Park Street | W. J. Lynch |
White Hart | 52 Much Park Street | Mrs. Kelley |
White Horse | Bayley Lane | Mrs. Rose |
White Horse | 49 East Street | Mrs. Mason |
White Lion | Walsgrave Road | Arthur Hands |
White Rose | Market Street | Mrs. Green |
White Swan | 1 Hill Street | Reg. Jeffrey |
William IV | 65 Spon Street | Miss Reid |
William IV | Foleshill | Thomas Green |
Windmill | 105-106 Spon Street | Frank Piper |
Wine Lodge | 17 Burges | John Grey |
Woodman | 19 Bishop Street | A. Shillcock |
Woolpack | 149 Spon Street | T. Harris |
Ye Olde Salutation | 2 London Road | R. Brown |
Ye Olde Spotted Dog | 12 Bull Ring | H. Taylor |
I dreamt that I travelled by the Railway Inn to The Old Half Moon then round The Globe on The Golden Horse and through The Canal Tavern with Lord Rodney and Admiral Codrington on Board as The Pilot who steered by the Compasses to The Castle where Boadicea The British Queen gave to Samson and the Lion The Bulls Head from The Butcher's Arms after a fine Old Chase with The Hare and Hounds through The Smithfield and The Bull Field and up The Primrose Hill Inn through The Gate Inn to The Vine Cottages where I got The Bunch of Flowers Inn which was The White Rose and The Shamrock just New Inn from The Ivy Cottage where The Bablake Boy gave his Hand and Heart to The Angel for finding Five Ways to milk The Dun Cow that tossed The Black Dog that worried The Leopard that killed The squirrel that ate The Malt Shovel that lay in The Red House that The Builder's Arms built for The Brewer and Baker to play Chequers Inn with. Sir Thomas White and Sir Colin Campbell from The Alma who drove in The Coach and Horses from Coombe Abbey with The Old Friar carrying The Golden Cross to The Priory where the Pilgrim's Rest whilst The mermaid goes into The Old Baths which Peeping Tom tried to see and that made Coventry Cross and The Jolly Weavers with The Mattock and Spade knocked him onto The Dirty Duck in The Swanswell then told The Horse and Jockey to take him in The Waggon and Horses to The Hospital where The Craven Arms nobody but keeps his eye on The Sundial Inn The Watchmaker's Arms thinking at The Rising Sun that William the Fourth The Royal Sailor would introduce him to Lord Nelson from Trafalgar at The Wine Lodge where Robin Hood had had cut by The Woodman from The Royal Oak The Hop Pole which O'Rare Ben Johnson (The old Turk) was told to Mount Pleasant and hold The Golden Cup to catch The Dewdrop weighing Three Tuns to water The Rose and Woodbine at The Nursery where The Prince of Wales who rode the Black Horse shod with The Three Horse Shoes came from The Kenilworth Castle after hunting The Stags saw The King's Head Inn The Queens Arms they were waiting for The Hen and Chickens and The Pheasant to be cooked for The Recruiting Sergeant who fought at Waterloo cut off Toby's Head and jammed it into The Glue Pot grabbed The Peacock saying The Bird in Hand is worth The Antelope and The Bluepig in The Unicorn anyday. I then saw by The Lamp lit from The Gas Tavern The Dolphin and The Talbot in The Fountain at The Crystal Palace as busy as The Spotted Dog chasing The Fox through The Beehive then seeing The Rainbow I said to Royal Albert and The Queen that's a Criterion that we'll see no Reindeer for which she gave me The Star and Garter made of Elastic which I made a Royal Exchange of with Britania for The Sword and Mace to give to Shakespeare The Old Star at The Theatre Vaults who was playing Summerland or The City Mill at The Spittlemoor for the benefit of The Green man who came on The Old Wheel on The Tramway with The Forester's Arms full of Grapes to The Sydenham where we sat round The Punch Bowl and received a welcome Salutation.
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