Timeline


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	193?


	Built 1930's


	With Bowling Green & Landscape Gardens


	193?


	Group of regulars form Wyken Working Mens Club


		1940's

			1966

	197?

	19??

	1983

	1987

	19??


	Pippin Tankards

	New Restaurant built 1966

	John Ridley 196? - 197?

	Eddie Pope 197? -

	"Cockney" Paul 197?

	The old Barn Burnt Down

	Name Change to Bunters


	Owners Phipps Brewery


	Name change to Barnaby's 28.3.83


	Name change to Wyken Pippin Berni Restaurant


	Dino 19?? - 19??

	Regulars celebrate

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	Name change to Wyken Pippin


	Owners Greenhalls


	Sue & Alan


	Went to a pub in Kenilworth by the Castle


	Caroline & Terry


	Terry "Ran off" with a barmaid leaving Caroline to run the Pippin on her own. She later moved to Swindon and took on a pub there called The Beer Engine


	Yvonne & Joe Gavin

	Ruth & Jim


	Came from the Royal Oak, Stoney Stanton Rd. After splitting up Joe moved to The Golden Cross & Yvonne to the Dog & Trumpet, Joe went on to Manage other pubs including The Maypole in Birmingham and Yates's in Broad St Birmingham. He returned to Coventry as part owner of Prague in Fairfax st


	Pam & John


	Came from Bristol bringing barstaff "Black" Jo and Lisa. Went from Pippin to Bull & Anchor (& got married)


	Dennis & Phil - Holding Managers


	Dennis & Phil Went on to The Smithfied in town (before it was demolished). Phil Married & stayed in Coventry. Dennis went on to a nice pub in Cromer


	1999


	"B" with brother "K"


	Don't know what happened to them after they messed up the pippin


	2000

	2001

Benodh "B" Dewitt

Dec 1999 - 2001


	Rising Coventry City FC stars Tom Cudworth & Gary McSheffrey plant a Wyken Pippin apple tree in the garden April 22nd 2000


	Charity Funday May 2001



		The Indian Restaurant


	Bunny - Holding Manager 2001 -


	Bunny moved on to King George the IV in Longbridge before taking a nice little pub in Handsworth


	Carnival 2001

		Tony King

		Kev & Anna


Carnival 2001 Christmas theme in aid of baby lifeline

	Managers under Tony King's leasehold


	2002


	Phil & Simone


	Ex Proffessional Footballer Phil Main & Ex England womens footballer Simone took over the lease from Tony King .




			Phil Main 2002 - 2004

	Carnival 2002			In aid of Baby Lifeline

	2003		Boat Pull 14th June 2003




			In aid of Baby Lifeline


	2004


	Owners Punch Taverns


	Bungee Jump 2004


	2005


	Dip & Steve


	Bungee Jump 10th April 2005


	Steve Taggart owner of Bar Inca came with business partner "Dip". Grand plans for the Pippin failed to materialise after Punch Taverns refused to support them. Steve went back to the day to day running of Bar Inca and opened the New York Bagel Co next door. Steve later sold the bar & the bagel Co and bought The Horse & Jockey in Corley. (2007) Dip bought the Crystal Palace in Nuneaton




		Steve "Tags" Taggart November 2004 - September 2005
								Dave Morris leaps to his doom

	September 2005			Tags & Dip leave, Pub Closed for refurb


	New company formed GRS a subsidiary of Punch taverns and trading as The Big Pub Co


	Re-Named to "The Coventry Oak"


	28th November 2005

Re-open after £500,000+ refurb


	Click here to go to The Oak


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