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Among the businesses on the street is The Old Windmill, Coventry's oldest surviving pub. It is thought to date back to at least the 16th century, and was Grade II listed in 1974 along with the other buildings in Spon Street. [15] It is a timber framed building with an oversailing first floor and a stucco finish on the exterior.
In 1757, Coventry and Warwick passed to Thomas Potts, Rebecca's son-in-law and father of John, founder of nearby Pottstown. By the time of the Revolution Coventry had passed his brother Samuel and Thomas Rutter. It was under the Thomas Potts/Rutter ownership that Coventry and Warwick supplied munitions for the Continental Army.
Scott's is a seafood restaurant at 20 Mount Street, Mayfair, London.Originating as "Scott's oyster rooms" in Haymarket in the 1850s or earlier, it would become "Scott's Oyster and Supper Rooms" on Coventry Street in 1891, and moved to its present location in Mount Street in 1967.
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The pub had its own brewery at the rear which was used until 1930 and is still preserved as a display. [2] It was renovated in 1985, expanding the bar area to incorporate an open courtyard and a room which was previously used as a toyshop. [2] The building has been Grade II listed since June 1974. [1]
An extension in 1968 substantially changed the interior of the pub, doubling the building's size by extending the gentleman's bar, smoke room and upstairs club room. In February 1955, the Golden Cross was listed by the now-disbanded Coventry City Guild (1914–1961) as a Grade II* listed building of special interest. [ 1 ]
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Scream pubs were aimed at the student market, and mostly found near to universities. They claimed to be 'the number one choice of students'. Its chief competitor was Varsity, owned at the time by the Barracuda Group, although Varsity had a more mainstream market – often concentrating on football matches on Sky Sports and located closer to town centres.