DavidHT wrote:You mentioned the landlord's daughter in your photo, do you know who was the landlord at the time of your photo in 1963?
DavidHT wrote:What I have managed to find is that the pub was closed and demolished in 1964, according to an entry in the Coventry City Council archives. Their first record goes back only to 1866, however The Dun Cow was mentioned in Hewitt's Journal in 1756, when the mayor billeted 8 soldiers at the Dun Cow in Jordan Well.
In 1860 the then landlord David Smith changed the name to the Vampire Museum Inn! This lasted only until 1866 when it was changed back again to The Dun Cow.
I'd love to know a little more of the history of the place from 1735 onwards, and also what possessed a man to rename it the Vampire Museum Inn!
After more than 100 years as a public house, the Dun Cow Inn. Jordan Well, Coventry, part of which was constructed in mediaeval times, yesterday closed its doors for the last time and was replaced by the £30,000 Lady Godiva, situated only a few yards away on the corner of Jordan Well and Much Park Street. The Dun Cow Inn is of historical interest and when the land lord Mr. Len Gould and his family leave members of the staff at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum will examine the solid oak beams and certain other features which may be preserved. On the upper floor level there are extensive remains of a fine , two-bay mediaeval hall divided by a massive, but depleted, arch-braced collar beam. Additions have been made to the inn since mediaeval times and the rear wing of the building is of 17th century origin, while the hall block itself belongs to the mid-15th century. All the bar fittings and furniture are of the Victorian era as well as the concert hall at the rear of the inn. Extensive damage was caused by war-time bombing and a new frontage was put on the inn, but the other parts of the building of greater historical interest survived. Formerly a dwelling house it is difficult to determine when it became a public house, but records show that it has belonged to Stratford-on-Avon brewers, Flower and Sons Ltd„ since 1884. Earlier records confirm that it was a public house as far back as 1847 when it was owned by a Mr. Peter Walker. Many people have been customer for over 60 years just after the turn of the century the inn opening early in the mornings to serve workers with rum and coffee. Old customers still keep alive rumour that a man hanged himself in one of the upstairs bedrooms. Mr. Gould put the towels up for the last time after he had drawn pints for the gathering of old customers who attended a farewell celebration last night. He has been manager for the past three months, but his father Mr. Harry Gould, now the manager of a public house near Evesham, was the landlord of the inn for eight years.
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