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Adam and Eve, 29 Eden Street, Paradise

Alternative Addresses:	Paradise Street; Stoney Stanton Road; Old Yard, Foleshill
These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1841	1850	Beerhouse
	1861		Adam and Eve
From 1845 to 1850, this pub was recorded as Beerhouse, Paradise. However, it was asserted to have been in existence by 1830 by a newspaper article of 1961. The area is named after Paradise Farm, which stood on the opposite side of the canal, in Stoke Heath. Eden Street was the track to Paradise Farm, and had earlier been called Paradise Row. The Adam and Eve and Eden Street were so named because of their association with Paradise. Around 1930 the brewery bought the three cottages adjoining the pub and added them to it. In 1991 it was purchased from Mitchells and Butlers by Charles Wells and extensively renovated.
LICENSEES: 1850 Joseph Hilton 1852 - 1856 John Baker (left to take on a farm) 1861 - 1866 Joseph Haddon 1868 - 1874 Elijah Haddon 1876 - 1880 Joseph Stanley 1888 - 1891 George Strong 1891 - 1895 John Flowers 1895 - 1904 Edward Smith 1905 - 1922 Charles Smith 1924 - 1929 T. Richardson 1935 - 1936 Elizabeth Knight 1937 - 1940 F. Russell 1950 - 1961 William Eley