Hope and Anchor, 38 Sherbourne Street, Spon End
| The Coventry Graphic of 2nd May 1919 printed a list of pubs from 100 years before, listing J. S. Eburne at the Hope Tavern, Sherbourne Street. In 1822/23 J. S. Eburne is again listed as licensee of the Hope Tavern, with no address given.
This was known to be a home brew pub until 1920.
In 1841 see the BEERHOUSE, Spon End, Wilson.
Note the remarkable longevity of James Thompson, who spent 52 years at the same pub. Also the various trades pursued by licensees, not only brewer but also ropemaker and watchmaker finisher.
The pub was damaged in the big raid of November 1940, but continued to operate for a short while afterwards. The license was transferred to the Half Sovereign in Charter Avenue, which opened in 1959. In this name hope may have been used in the sense of a small bay. In Christian symbolism the anchor is the sign of hope. The spare anchor on a ship was often called the 'hope anchor'. | |||
LICENSEES:1819 - 1823 J. S. Eburne (Hope Tavern) 1835 - 1841 Charles Wilson 1843 - 1845 Samuel Russell 1846 Mark Southam 1846 - 1848 Rhoda Rider 1848 - 1854 William Palmer, ropemaker 1854 - 1862 Ezekiel Sanders. His daughter, Ann, married James Thompson (below) in 1856. She died in 1858 but James and his son (also James) took over in 1868. (Thanks to Malcolm Sanders for the additional info.) 1862 James Swaine 1864 - 1867 James Thompson 1874 T. Fellowes 1874 T. Smith 1891 - 1898 James Thompson 1898 Eliza Thompson 1919 James Thompson, watchmaker finisher 1919 - 1931 Fred Laugharne 1931 - 1940 Percy Albert Clarke 1941 Jane Kathleen Clarke 1941 Charles Edwin Elyard | |||
 Street plan of 1851 | |||
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