Coventry Pubs

Just learnt that The Squirrel in Greyfriars Lane has reopened. Great news, loved that pub and lots of happy memories from my time working next door at Greyfriars/Leofric telephone exchange. Good luck to the new owners. Will be checking it out next time I go home.

I realise I am answering an old thread, but could no resist this. My uncle Jim died from a heart attack in the Heath on a Sunday dinner time session. He used to live in Beresford Ave and I believe the pub was at the junction with the Foleshill Rd

Wow yes apparently the Squirrel reopened on September 25th -great news Rob we can try it again then when this darn virus clears off!

I remember having to pay my football fines at the Elastic

Is that a spot the difference thing? There's a new lamp post. The shop sign on the right has changed....

Not a new lamp post, Helen - actually the lamp post has gone Here's a further view from 2017

OK, LOL. Different colour wheely bin.

Front door is bricked up

Traffic lights removed

Cellar bricked up. On a serious note, the traffic must have changed if they've removed the traffic lights.

Whatever is Britain coming to if you can get fined for playing football?

In local football in the 60's & 70's you got fined by the league for getting your name taken or for getting sent off. No red and yellow cards in those days. I think my biggest fine was £3.00

I lived on Charter Ave when the Half Sovereign was built and always remember my dad commenting on a pub being built between 2 churches. I also think that the Half Sovereign was one of the first pubs in Coventry to sell draught lager. Harp at 3/6 a pint in nice handled glasses.

Having been away from the forum for some 6 years or so, I have spent the last 3 days trawling through the "Coventry Pubs" tab and have now got as far as page 60 out of 95 (yes, I have read every post). Being a Canley, Woodlands and Wickmans kid growing up in the 50's, 60's and 70's, I along with many others visited most local pubs from the age of 16 or so. But even before that, I can remember playing football on Prior Deram Walk with Brian Benn, and afterwards going to the old Dolphin (green wooden hut in those days) to get a drink off his dad who was landlord. Getting older, The Peeping Tom being one of the first, where our tallest mate passed for 18 and brought the drinks out to us in the back garden, we were ok with this until the gaffer came out for the empties! Before venturing down town, we visited various locals. I remember being in the Unicorn bar watching Man United win the European Cup because they were one of the first to have a colour telly. On to the Woodlands because they had a skittle alley. The Woodlands is probably the first pub I can remember being pulled down. The Black Prince holds many happy memories, on the dart board against Jack Cunningham. Always stuck to beer (mild at 1/8d a pint (12 for £1) or Brew XI at 1/11d) until they brought out draught lager.

Yes, I thought that was stretching it a bit too.