In 1756 four soldiers were billeted here.
In February and March 1776, when tenant Charles Taylor had the pub up for auction, it was "known by the Sign of the Lamb".
The conduit supplying water from St. Catherine's Well ended at the Lamb and Flag until the building of the waterworks at Spon End in 1847. In 1876 an inquest was held at the pub into the death of a local resident, Hannah Screwby. The verdict was that she died 'through supposed starvation'.
On the 10th March 1905 the Coventry Reporter tells us that Chief Inspector Imber proposed that the renewal of the license be refused but a provisional one granted meanwhile. With 14 other licensed premises within 250 yards of the Lamb and Flag it was deemed redundant. The case dragged on, however, with representatives of the business contesting the selection of this particular pub for closure. On the 3rd February 1906 compensation was finally discussed - £1,625 was requested, but the Justices thought this excessive, and £950 was offered and agreed upon.
Tuesday 3rd April 1906 was the day the license expired, and a farewell concert was held to commemorate.
A heraldic sign, referring to the Knights Templar, The Merchant Tailors Company, St Johns College, Oxford, etc. The lamb is of great christian significance thanks to the passage in John 1:29 which reads 'behold the lamb of god, which taketh away the sins of the world' thus equating the lamb with Jesus Christ. As a saintly emblem a lamb accompanies John the Baptist, St Agnes, St Catherine, St Genevieve and St Regina. The lamb and flag sign shows the holy lamb with a banner.
LICENSEES:
1776 Charles Taylor
1822 - 1835 John Conway
1835 - 1836 William Morris
1839 Henry Meadows
1841 John Yeomans
1845 T. Moreton
1848 William Gill
1848 John Mason
1850 - 1851 Humphrey Payne watchmaker finisher
1861 Adam Burdess
1868 - 1869 Charles Francis
1869 Mary Francis
1871 - 1874 Robert Tipping watch cap maker and publican
1879 David Marston
1881 D. Martin
1886 Mrs Weston
1890 - 1891 R. Tilt
1893 - 1906 Robert Reuben Harris
In 1756 four soldiers were billeted here.
In February and March 1776, when tenant Charles Taylor had the pub up for auction, it was "known by the Sign of the Lamb".
The conduit supplying water from St. Catherine's Well ended at the Lamb and Flag until the building of the waterworks at Spon End in 1847. In 1876 an inquest was held at the pub into the death of a local resident, Hannah Screwby. The verdict was that she died 'through supposed starvation'.
On the 10th March 1905 the Coventry Reporter tells us that Chief Inspector Imber proposed that the renewal of the license be refused but a provisional one granted meanwhile. With 14 other licensed premises within 250 yards of the Lamb and Flag it was deemed redundant. The case dragged on, however, with representatives of the business contesting the selection of this particular pub for closure. On the 3rd February 1906 compensation was finally discussed - £1,625 was requested, but the Justices thought this excessive, and £950 was offered and agreed upon.
Tuesday 3rd April 1906 was the day the license expired, and a farewell concert was held to commemorate.
