Golden Horse, Bayley Lane
| Alternative Addresses: | Pepper Lane | ||
| We have no idea about the reason for this name, which seems most popular in Coventry.
In 1756 six soldiers were billeted here. Regiments of soldiers were regularly housed in the inns around the city before the barracks were built in 1793.
In 1786 Mary Felkin obtained a post as servant to Mr. Crosby of the Golden Horse Inn, which was situated next to the city gaol in the narrow road that ran alongside Holy Trinity church. At the rear of the inn there was a hayloft and warehouse. At about 11 o'clock on 2nd January 1787, the family retired to bed and Mary Felkin robbed the inn and set fire to the hayloft. She was ultimately apprehended and hanged on Whitley Common.
In February 1826 the building materials of this pub, plus adjacent buildings around the Gaol, were advertised to be sold by auction. The properties around Hay lane, Cuckoo Lane, Derby Lane and the south side of Trinity Churchyard were to be demolished in order that the Gaol could be enlarged. Joseph Quinney moved his business, retaining the name Golden Horse, to Earl Street, occupying Palace Yard. | |||
LICENSEES:1770 William Capper 1783 John Taylor 1786 - 1787 William Crosby 1800 - 1803 Thomas Price, auctioneer 1822 - 1829 Joseph Quiney (from 1827 at the new Golden Horse in Palace Yard, Earl Street) | |||
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