Whose to say that William Shakespeare didn't have a drink in here after performing at the Guildhall? It could've happened. Recently my granddad did a bit of digging into the family tree and the Truslove name has been in Coventry since 1792, maybe even before that too. "I've always had a big interest in the history of Coventry," he said. In its previous incarnations during his lifetime as Truth and Alibi bar, the Blue Bistro or the 1450 wine bar, it's somewhere the Earlsdon resident has always gravitated towards. The gentleman before me knows the surroundings well. Tradesmen were busily working away on the ground floor as we found space in the first floor, beside the glow of a newly-installed chandelier light feature hanging from the ceiling. It was very much a work in progress when I met Luke Truslove at The Green Dragon in Spon Street. A venue with character and integral to the rich culture of Coventry city centre. From the wood panelled inscription outside to the beams above, there's a real sense you're setting foot in somewhere special. Wherever you step, wherever you look, the place oozes history.
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