Lost pubs of Coventry (16 Viewers)

[LastGarrison]

If it's the one just down from the Train Station (Bell Inn?), then yes it is still there.

Picked a few lads up there in a minibus on the way to Cheltenham Festival a few years back. They were right old lumps.

Never been in there for a pint yet though.

 

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[deanocity3]

Anyone remember the name of that big old pub on the corner of Willenhall Lane and Quorn Way?

The Binley Hotel

 

[Houchens Head]

The Binley HotelView attachment 1351

That's it Deano! Ta!

 

[Disorganised1]

I must have drunk in every one of these pubs. Did most of my drinking in town, used to go in the Alhambra when Don Fardon kept it, lunchtimes from school.

The silver Sword used to open at half five so that was first stop after a match, then we found the 7 stars (I think) up by The Old Stag which opened at 5, so used to go there.

 

[wingy]

How about the Zodiac ? Sunday Mornings?

 

[Real]

My Dad was a Zodiac regular when Alan Pearson had it.

 

[andrew.roberts]

Anyone remember the Jules Verne in Grayswood Ave? Think it's the Three Spires again now. I worked in the JV for about 2 years as assistant manager. I remember the themed bars - The Balloon Bar and The Western Bar spring to mind. The main bar was the India Bar (or something like that).

That was our local for a number of years, had had some great times in there. One of the bars was called the Shanghai Waterfront I distinctly remember. We had a pretty decent football team with a lot of very talented players. When it got refurbished it lost a lot of it´s atmosphere so quite a few of the regulars moved on to the Tollgate. Used to DJ in there on a Thursday night.

 

[Houchens Head]

@andrew.roberts
Shanghai Waterfront! That was it! Not the India bar! Knew it was something like that! You must have been there when Trevor Carter was the gaffer. I was his assistant manager. I remember the discos we had as well.

 

[deanocity3]

I must have drunk in every one of these pubs. Did most of my drinking in town, used to go in the Alhambra when Don Fardon kept it, lunchtimes from school.

The silver Sword used to open at half five so that was first stop after a match, then we found the 7 stars (I think) up by The Old Stag which opened at 5, so used to go there.

New Buildings with the Alhambra bottom right

 

[robofcov]

The Bear Inn in the high street was my haunt down town

 

[WillieStanley]

The Jaihouse/Greyhound. I used to work there and put a few bands on. Where I met and fell in love with my wife and had so many happy a pint.

It's stage, in my time, saw the likes of Frank Turner, Enter Shikari, Roddy, Kaiser Chiefs, yourcodenameis:milo, some dude from Busted, The Young Knives, Graveltrap...

 

[WillieStanley]

The Hope and Anchor.

 

[Houchens Head]

New Buildings with the Alhambra bottom right View attachment 1356

Exchange & Mart was also down there. There was also a Ladbrookes (or might have been William Hills) bookies at the top, tucked away, just before H. Samuels. New Buildings was always the short cut between Broadgate and Pool Meadow. I used it many a time whilst working on the buses!

 

[deanocity3]

[video]http://oldcoventryonfilm.vidmeup.com/view?q=4f21d84561733.flv[/video]

Coventry City centre film 1966 in colour

 

[Disorganised1]

I played darts for The Golden Cross for many years so got to a lot of pubs round the City, also played for The Greyhound, The Shepherd & Shepherdess, and The Royal Warwicks at various times.

 

[muzza2013]

H there are lots of pics of old coventry pubs and clubs and pics from the old footie ground at the page MEMORIES OF COVENTRY

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Memor...#!/pages/Memories-Of-Coventry/119810768178264

 

[muzza2013]

Hope you don't mind that i posted your pic of busters on my facebook page as i have had hundreds of poeple asking for a photo of this place,i have put your name to it many thanks

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Memories-Of-Coventry/119810768178264

 

[kdrinkell]

Wasn't this once called the Red Horse? I'm sure it was sometime in the 60's? Or was it a bit further away?

The Red Horse is close to Clay Lane,still open but fading fast.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Went past the Dolphin in Canley the other day and that is shut now and is slowly being dismantled by the local population.

The Live and Let Live. Bit before my time and a bit out of my area but a boozer that had a massive reputation.

What was the one in Henley Green that got burnt down? Fernando will know if he reads this.

The Shire Horse mate. Add the White Horse too.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Anyone remember the name of that big old pub on the corner of Willenhall Lane and Quorn Way?

The Winall?

 

[deanocity3]

The Winall?

It was the Binley Hotel,the Winall was in willenhall centre

 

[Disorganised1]

Every time I drive past where The Radford used to be I have to smile. The road in is called Otter View.

 

[deanocity3]

Every time I drive past where The Radford used to be I have to smile. The road in is called Otter View.

The old Radford pub

 

[Disorganised1]

Went past the Whitmore Arms today - or rather where it used to be.

 

[deanocity3]

The Whitmore

 

[kdrinkell]

View attachment 1445The Whitmore

I remember going in the lounge and it bizarrely had a blue marlin on the wall

 

[deanocity3]

I remember going in the lounge and it bizarrely had a blue marlin on the wall

Peter Ndlovu's partner lived opp. in Chesterton road with his kids

 

[rickyCCFC]

The Jolly Colliers , Potters Green. Closed about 15 months ago

 

[rickyCCFC]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6034/6273069988_027c834d51_z.jpg

 

[deanocity3]

The Jolly Colliers , Potters Green. Closed about 15 months ago

It was called the Jolly Colliers as there was a Colliery next to the near by canal.It was called Craven or Walsgrave.The Craven family owned lots of the land around Walsgrave and Wyken.They lived at Coombe Abbey that same family bought the land where now Fulham FC is.Lord Craven built Craven Cottage

 

[fernandopartridge]

The Jolly Colliers , Potters Green. Closed about 15 months ago

Nice pub as a kid, with the goats in the back garden etc. Shame it's closed, should really do better but I suppose the 6 lane motorway restricts passing trade.

 

[RedSalmon]

Remember sitting outside The Jolly Colliers drinking Vimto while the old man tucked away a couple of pints!!

Can also remember watching the construction of the M6 by the side of The Jolly Colliers in about 1968ish.

 

[deanocity3]

The old Standard pub opening in Eastern Green top of Hockley lane
http://www.macearchive.org/Archive/...-opening-of-standard-pub/MediaEntry/2082.html

 

[kdrinkell]

The Craven Arms in Craven street has shut

Robbing barstewards Enterprise Inns asking for a hike in rent on the new lease so the gaffer closed it when his lease ended.

 

[Disorganised1]

The Craven Arms in Craven street has shut

Robbing barstewards Enterprise Inns asking for a hike in rent on the new lease so the gaffer closed it when his lease ended.

Used to be part of the old Earlsdon crawl.