Coventry Pubs

I recall seeing at least one of them broken up among the rubble before the site was cleared

Another "ex-pub"

Potters Green Lad, our dining table was a bagatelle table with a lid my dad made, could seat a dozen round it. One of my uncles was captain of the bagatelle side at the Elephant and Castle, Tusses Bridge, but that was in the early thirties. Our table along with our piano was left in the tunnel under New Inn Bridge, Foleshill, in the late fifties.

I'm afraid 'The Rocket' has now gone.

Telegraph article

It's a good job those walls can't talk!

It's a pity it couldn't be saved. Many a good memory. I guess time moves on though. I spotted the other night the shutters are off the Coombe Abbey Inn in Chapelfields the other night but it wasn't open so I couldn't see if it was open again. Anyone know anything? It's been boarded up for a while.

It looks as if the Coombe is being turned into a restaurant: Planning Application

It's been sold and plans submitted to turn it into a bar/restaurant and student doss-house by the looks of it: Full Planning Application Wally Hayden will be turning in his grave!

Thanks for the links. The planning was withdrawn though on 10th August. The mystery isn't quite solved yet. Last couple that had the Coombe were really nice. Made us feel really welcome. Really liked the split level garden as well.

Ah, it looks like it may have been withdrawn for further consultation.

As this is a pub thread, does anyone know of a list/register of current (or recent past) publicans/licensees?

Real Ale Rambles site might be a good place to start in the pub history section hope this helps

Cheers MickW. Sadly, that site doesn't help. Any others? Would the council have a list? Just found what I was seeking at the Council. - Thanks for the help

Lived in Canley when this public house was being built, probably 50's early 60's, and it opened as the Half Sovereign, it never had another name till it changed to The Sovereign.