Changes for the Cov Pub History

We come across odd bits about the pubs from time to time but they tend to get lost in the normal pub topic, so this is just for corrections or additions to the Cov Pub History resource.

Black Bear to the Coach and Horses at 128 plus rooms over the gateway and possibly also 129 Much Park Street. Edward Waldron (of Alcester, Warwickshire, ironmonger) and John Catterns (of Coventry, tiler) owned Black Bear ?? - 1686 Thomas King 10 September 1686 bought Black Bear (occupied by Charles Millward) . Unknown when name changed. Died 1691 Thomas King II died 1703 Thomas King III died <1748 Thomas King IV died <1748 Edward King brother to Thomas King IV sold Coach and Horses in 1748 William Lemon 23 March 1748 bought Coach and Horses (occupied by Turville Drayson) died 1759 Mrs Anne Lemon and son 17 Dec 1759 - 1768 inherited Coach and Horses Cleophas Dullison 6 Nov 1768 - ?? bought the Coach and Horses. Although in the coaching/carting business I'm not sure that he ran them from here, but did use the White Bear (later the Craven Arms) on the High Street. May have bought the property for the stabling, coach houses and malt house. He died some time between 18 Nov 1775 and 1782 but I favour the early date due to a record in John Whittingham's diary. Probably inhabited by Catherine Dullison and others till 1788 but money owed to carriage maker. Stopped being the inn some time between 1775 and 1781. 1 Nov 1788. executor of the will of Cleophas [II] Dullison (London surgeon) sold the properties to a weaver. Edward Inge attorney. The Seven Stars/The Half Moon and Seven Stars to the Coach and Horses at 37 Much Park Street. 1777 John Hand proprietor of the 'old established' inn. 1778 The Seven Stars/The Half Moon and Seven Stars owned by Benjamin Lapworth bankrupt - Edward Inge the attorney who dealt with it. 1780 'lately' 7 stars 1781 now the Coach and Horses The only link that I can find between the two locations of the pub was the Edward Inge who was the attorney for both properties. I can't say why the name was transferred other than it came available.

Well, this topic is working, thanks, Helen! I managed to find the link between the Half Moon and Seven Stars and the Coach and Horses in this sale notice in the Coventry Standard, 29th October 1781. It appears that even more old newspapers are being added to the BNA (or via FindMyPast, in my case) sites, and it's making pub research so much better.

Yes, I think that was the first time that the name was used at the new address. What I'm not sure is how long it was still used at the old one. Cleophas Dullison (I) bought it while it was still an inn from Anne Lemon but did he continue to run it as such or did it stop some time before he died? His son didn't run it as he was a surgeon in London but there was some provision for Catherine Dullison. Advert from Monday 26 February 1776 in the Coventry Standard talks of post coaches going from the White Bear on the High Street. It also talks of the late Mr Dullison (so he did die in 1775) and that common stage waggons would go from his home on Much Park Street but it doesn't mention it as an Inn here. Catherine posts the advert. I can't find an advert for the coach and horses that predates the transfer but I can find adverts for Dullison and his coach/waggon business.