Here is what we think is the only comprehensive record of pubs and beerhouses within the Coventry city boundaries going back as far as available records allow. This is an ongoing project so contributions, corrections or additions to this archive, especially anecdotes, photos and media are most welcome. Feel free to contact us for a pint and a chat anytime.
The Mermaid Tavern
 The boarded-up empty Mermaid Inn awaiting demolition in 1967. |
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| NAME | MERMAID INN |
| ADDRESS | 109 GOSFORD STREET |
| Historically the Mermaid Tavern was a famous pub in Cheapside in London. It was frequented by Raleigh, Beaumont, Fletcher, Donne, Ben Johnson and Shakespeare. But why such a nautical name in Coventry? At some time the Mermaid was owned by Bablake Boys' Hospital and a rent of 2s. was paid by William Gilbert. Later the pub was leased by Phillips and Marriott for £35 per annum from Kirby and Sons of Coventry. On 24 June 1902 they purchased it. |
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| Known Licensees are; 1822 - 1823 T. Baker 1828 - 1841 Charles Thwaites ( Twaites ) 1845 - 1851 Joseph Adler 1861 Thomas Sabin 1868 A. Copeland 1868 William Morgan 1870 James Moore 1870 - 1871 Charles Henry Sumner 1874 E. Wright 1879 J. F. Tomms 1881 Charles Blay 1890 - 1891 Julia T. Cooper 1893 Henry Andrews 1894 - 1896 Mrs. J. K. Cooper 1898 Charles Bailey 1902 - 1903 William Henry Smith 1904 Frederick Sutton 1905 James Mills 1906 Enoch Bradley 1908 Harriett Ellen Statham 1909 - 1940 James Murray |
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| Owners ? Bablake Boys Hospital to 1902 Kirby and Sons 1902 - 1924 Phillips & Marriott |
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Dict PN Historically, the Mermaid Tavern was a famous London pub in Cheapside, London. It was frequented by Raleigh, Beaumont, Fletcher, Donne, Ben Johnson and Shakespeare.
? JA7 & JA34 Ref 28 Bablake Boy's Hospital
.......and 2s is paid by William Gilbert as the owner of the Mermaid public house in Gosford Street.
1834 JA32 PA56/108/38-39 The Ram Society ( Friendly ) which now meets at the Mermaid, Gosford Street.
1851 Source 49 Board of Health Map
13.6.1867 JA141 CS Transfer of license from Mark Makepeace to Abraham Copeland
10.6.1870 JA119 CH&O Transfer of license from James Moore to Charles Henry Sumner
28.8.1878 LJ Vol 1 P47 MERMAID, Gosford Street Alehouse
Owner : Charles Thwaites, South Street, Coventry
later Executors of Ann Thwaites
Licensee James Townsend Tomms
14.11.1880 TOL to Joseph Collett
9.12.1880 TOL to Charles James Blay
12.1.1888 TOL to Joseph Henry Cooper
10.1.1889 TOL to Julia Kezekiah Cooper
6.1.1898 TOL to Henry Andrews
19.5.1898 TOL to Charles James Bromfield
1887 COC Cov Times Inn signs
? P&M PR Leased by Phillips & Marriott for £ 35 p.a. for Kirby & Sons, Coventry.
24.6.1902 P&M PR Purchased by Phillips & Marriott
DYKC P35 Q10 Photo - Bass
CS1 Photo - Bass
1967 Closed
LICENSEES
1822/23 Pigot T. Baker
1828/29 Pigot Chas Thwaites
1828/29 JA114 Pigot Chas Thwaites
1835 Pigot Charles Twaites
1841 Pigot Charles Thwaites
1841 Census Charles Thwaites 45 yo b Wks m Anne, 37 & 5 kids
1845 Kelly Joseph Adler Gosford Street
1850 CS Joseph Adler
1850 JA114 Lascelles J. Adler and dealer in hay & straw
1851 Census Joseph Adler 38 yo b Coventry m Sarah, 37
1861 Census Thomas Sabin 27 yo innkeeper b Kingston m Fanny M., 25 & 1s,
1867 JA141 CS Mark Makepeace [ 2 servants, 1 s-i-l
1867 JA141 CS Abraham Copeland
1868 Buchanan A. Copeland
23.11.1868 Lantern William Morgan
1870 JA119 CH&O James Moore
1870 JA119 CH&O Charles Henry Sumner
1871 Census Charles H. Sumner 24 yo b London m Mary A. & 2 servants
1874 JA114 White E. Wright
1878 LJ Vol 1 P47 James Townsend Tomms
1879 Stevens J. F. Tomms
1880 LJ Vol 1 P47 James Townsend Tomms
1880 LJ Vol 1 P47 Joseph Collett
1880 LJ Vol 1 P47 Charles James Blay
1881 C&B Charles Blay
1888 LJ Vol 1 P47 Charles James Blay
1888 LJ Vol 1 P47 Joseph Henry Cooper
1889 LJ Vol 1 P47 Joseph Henry Cooper
1889 LJ Vol 1 P47 Julia Kezekiah Cooper
1890/91 R&G Julia T. Cooper
1893 Reporter Henry Andrews
1894 R&G J. K. Cooper
1896 R&G Mrs J. K. Cooper
1898 LJ Vol 1 P47 Julia Kezekiah Cooper
1898 LJ Vol 1 P47 Henry Andrews
1893 or 1898 ?
1898 LJ Vol 1 P47 Charles James Bromfield Bromfield or Bailey ?
2.5.1898 P&M PR Charles Bailey
29.5.1902 P&M PR William Henry Smith
1903 R&G W. H. Smith
20.9.1904 P&M PR Frederick Sutton
30.1.1905 P&M PR James Mills
1905 R&G James Mills
9.3.1906 P&M PR Enoch Bradley
19.5.1908 P&M PR Harriett Ellen Statham
19.3.1909 P&M PR James Murray manager
1909 R&G James Murray
1911/12 Spennell James Murray
24.6.1912 P&M PR James Murray tennant
1912/13 Spennell James Murray
1919 Spennell James Murray
1921/22 Spennell James Murray
1924 P. James James Murray
1926/27 P. James James Murray
1929 P. James James Murray
1931/32 P. James James Murray
1933/34 P. James James Murray
1935/36 P. James James Murray
1937/38 P. James J. Murray
1939/40 P. James J. Murray
1955/56 Barrett Not listed in street section
1957 Barrett Not listed in street section
1960 Barrett Not listed in street section
1961 Barrett Not listed in street section
1962 Barrett Not listed in street section
1966 Barrett
OWNERS
28.8.1878 LJ Vol 1 P47 Charles Thwaites, South Street, Coventry
later LJ Vol 1 P47 Executors of Ann Thwaites
1898 LJ Vol 1 P47 Executors of Ann Thwaites
? JA7 & JA34 Ref 28 Bablake Boys Hospital
? P&M PR Kirby & Sons, Coventry
1902 P&M PR Phillips & Marriott
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