Robin Hood (Precinct, Coventry)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
Locality | |
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Coordinate | Near 52.408122, -1.512296 |
Adm. div. | Warwickshire |
Vicinity | On defunct Smithford Street, E of St John the Baptist Parish Church, W of Greyfriars Lane; not far from the Precinct |
Type | Public house |
Interest | Robin Hood name |
Status | Defunct |
First Record | 1738 |
A.k.a. | Robin Hood Inn |
The Precinct, near which Smithford Street ran.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-10-29. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-02-13.
A Robin Hood pub on Smithford Street in central Coventry is first mentioned in 1738. This street, the extension of High Street towards Spoon Street, survives in part as Smithford Way. A conveyance dated 1738 and a lease dated 1739 refer to the property concerned as the former Robin Hood Inn.[1] Smithford Way is just around the corner from the Precinct.
Sources
- National Archives: Conveyance by Norton Hanson of property in Coventry including the Robin Hood Inn.
- Real Ale Rambles: The Robin Hood.
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-11.
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.12 (1889; surveyed 1887)
- 25" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.12 (1906; rev. 1903-1905) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.12 (1906; rev. 1903-1905)
- 25" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.12 (1914; rev. 1912)
- 25" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.12 (1940; rev. 1937). No copy in NLS
- 6" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.SE (1888; surveyed 1887)
- 6" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.SE (1906; rev. 1903-1905) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.SE (1906; rev. 1903-1905)
- 6" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.SE (1919; rev. 1912)
- 6" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.SE (1926; rev. 1923)
- 6" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.SE (c. 1944; rev. 1938)
- 6" O.S. map Warwickshire XXI.SE (c. 1947; rev. 1938).
Background
Also see
Notes
- ↑ These records from the Jarvis Estate are held by Lincoln Records Office, according to the excellent Coventry historical pubs section of Real Ale Rambles. See further National Archives: Conveyance by Norton Hanson of property in Coventry including the Robin Hood Inn.