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The Precinct, near which Smithford Street ran. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-10-29. Revised by … 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. 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. 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, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. Maps ⁃ 25" O.S. …