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NAME | WYKEN PIPPIN HOTEL | ||
ADDRESS | 186 ANSTY ROAD | ||
THIS PREMISES WAS KNOWN BY DIFFERENT NAMES DURING ITS HISTORY |
FROM | TO | KNOWN AS |
1933 | 1980 | WYKEN PIPPIN | |
1980 | 1983 | BARNABYS | |
1983 | 1986 | BUNTER'S | |
1986 | 2010 | WYKEN PIPPIN | |
2010 | Present | COVENTRY OAK | |
The Wyken Pippin was a variety of apple said to have been raised by Lord Craven from a continental seed and planted at Wyken about 1700. It has been known by other names such as Gerkin Pippin and Pheasant's Eye. A Wyken Pippin tree grew at the rear of the pub at one time. |
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Known Licensees are; 1933 - 1934 A. J. Stebbings 1935 - 1938 S. Emley 1939 - 1940 F. T. Bull Charlie Tebbutt (see also Swanswell Tavern, Swanswell Street, Rose and Woodbine, North Street and Ivy Cottage, King William Street) 1960 W. A. Cotton 1986 Paul & Jan Almgill |
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