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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 ]
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]
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.
Main menu. Main menu. move to sidebar hide. Navigation ... Fletchamstead is an area of Coventry. It has a church, [1] [2] a pub [3] and a business park. [4] References
Towards the end of the 1990s, the pub restaurant industry in the UK experienced a revival, even a surge in popularity. By late 1998, the price of the main carvery meal had been reduced to £5.95, and desserts were served with the Toby Bottomless Custard Jug. By 1999, the company was under the management of Bass Leisure Retail.
Little Heath is an area of Coventry, in the county of West Midlands, in England.Most of the Little Heath area is in the Longford ward of the city.. Little Heath mainly consists of the following residential streets: Gayer Street, Thomas Lane Street, Partridge Croft, Quilletts Close, part of Proffitt Avenue and most of Old Church Road.
The first Kiss performance took place on January 30, 1973, for an audience of fewer than ten people at the Popcorn Pub (renamed Coventry shortly afterward) in Queens. [1] The band were paid $50 for performing two sets that evening, following a cold-call Simmons had made to the venue, convincing them to hire the new band for a three-night stand. [2]
The route for the currently under construction high-speed rail line High Speed 2, from London to Birmingham, will run underneath the centre of Burton Green in a 700 metres (2,300 ft) tunnel, [3] reusing a disused rail route – the former junction between Kenilworth and Berkswell bypassing Coventry, that closed in 1969 and became a Greenway. [4]