So-called since at least the late twelfth century, by 1410/11 Earl Street stretched from Mill Lane to Broadgate, but the eastern section soon became Jordan Well. In the thirteenth century the street contained many substantial houses, shops and crypts; one house is described as of stone, another as a mansion, and the Whytecelar stood on the western corner of Much Park Street and Earl Street.
Two messuages under Edward Owen's marriage-settlement, later belkonging to James Birch, 1704-90. PA309/85-89.
District Land Tax assessments, 1941-49. PA352/3/2; PA352/4/8; PA352/5/8; PA352/6/8; PA352/7/6.
Thomas Chambers' house, 1657. PA371/8.
William Neale's house, 1681. PA371/12.
George Birch's property, 1776. PA101/1/285-286.
"Old Sword and Mace" inn, 1817. PA101/1/385.
Robert Arnold Dalton's premises, 1891. PA101/2/244.
William Amos Packwood's ribbon-warehouse, 1857. PA101/4/229.
Lease of Henry Jephcott's house, 1656. PA101/7/299.
Ann Pratt's messuage, 1851-61. PA101/7/310-312.
Thomas Diston's house, 1721. PA101/8/17.
Catherine Millward's messuage, 1848. PA101/8/689.
Hertford Street's cutting, 1815. PA242/1/30-31.
Minute Books of Public Subscription Reading Room, 1908-35. PA27.
Minster family premises, 1784-91. PA67/2.
House on Bayley Lane corner, 1697. PA74/1.
Fee farm rent on Thomas Love's house, 1665. PA81/1. [Cf. PA101/1/319-389.]
Hopkins family land, 1632-69. PA85/5-7.
Francis Robinson's tenements, 1625. PA87/13.
Opening of coffee-house, 1878. PA91/1.
Henry Matthew's house, 1686 - 1710. PA94/8-11.
Holy Trinity estate house, 1711. PA94/15.
Draft lists of residents, mid nineteenth century. PA180/24/2; PA180/25/3; PA180/26/10; PA180/27/9; PA180/28/2.
Holy Trinity church had land there, 1832. PA122/6 fol. 4.
Laing family's house, 1871-91. PA171/43/1-11.
Bourne family house, 1872. PA171/44/1.
Reference to Henry Spencer's property in 1864. PA183/26.
Ford's Hospital had land there by 1528. PA9/1.
Contemporary copy of 1569 will of William Hopkins of Coventry. PA441/1.
Warren family property, 1562. PA152/25.
Mortgage of bays of building and a tenement, William Twycross, 1785. PA152/26.
Troughton Drawings, mid nineteenth century. PA1/2 fol. 64 (fol. "48b"); PA1/3 fol. 9 (fol. "2"), fols. 66-69 (fols. "58", "59", "60a", "60b"); PA1/4 fols. 6-12 (fols. "1" - "7"), fol. 44 (fol. "39"); PA1/5 fols. 37,38 (fols. "29", "30"), fols. 42-52 (fols. "34" - "41"), "42a" - "42c").
Ex-Priory property, 1545. PA12/2.
Land in "Half-Moon" tavern's yard, 1820. PA14/6/175.
Astells' messuage, 1660. PA17/118.
Sale-catalogue for numbers 5 & 6, 1883. PA279/5/35.
Josiah Bird's house, 1824. PA279/7/1.
Askew and Clifton families' messuages, 1579 - 1644. PA286/1-10.
Seld beside lane to Butter's hall, c.1270s. BA/H/H/143/1.
Curtilage between Welshman's and Bilneia's, late 1250s. BA/B/P/137/1.
Land between Fakenham's and Brochere's[, associated with White Cellar], late 1270s - 1280s. BA/B/P/140/1.2. [For the main White Cellar site, cf. BA/B/P/292/1-10 at Much Park Street.]
Land between Northfolk's and Fakenham's [associated with White Cellar], late 1270s. BA/B/P/139/1.
Two shops towards Gosford Street, c.1215 - c.1225. BA/H/H/68/1.
Premises between Mure's and Forthwin's and between Wilnale's and Whitleye's, early 1280s - 1297. BA/H/H/100/1-6.
Land between Hales' and Hore's, mid 1260s - early 1280s. BA/H/H/124/1-3.
Messuage outside Smithford Bar, 1280s. BA/H/H/162/1.
Messuage between Littelwrite's and Launton's land, early 1280s. BA/H/H/57/6,7.
Messuage between Weaver's and Clarke's, late 1260s - early 1270s. BA/H/H/104/1.
Land between Abbot of Coombe's and Kesewick's, late 1260s - 1296. BA/H/H/71/1-8.
Land between Cartesadler's 's and Rodinton's, 1250s. BA/H/H/12/1.
Seld between Langley lands, 1280s - c.1289. BA/D/K/3/1,2.
Land at corner with "Park" Street, 1270s. BA/H/H/144/1.
Boundary between Breton's and and Dubber's lands, 1284. BA/H/H/270/1.
Land betrwen Witele's and Hod's, late 1230s - 1290. BA/H/H/1/1-4.
Messuage between Rydeware's and and Sarah Brocher's 1291-94. BA/B/P/440/1.2.
Draycote's messuage towards Earl's Mill Lane, 1294. BA/H/H/23/1.
Messuage between Box' and Hyam's, 1296 - 1320. BA/B/P/137/3: BA/H/H/57/1-5.
Assheby's and Wysman's tenements, 1298. BA/GF/F/46/;1.
Seld between Langley's tenement and Floutere's 1301-51. BA/B/P/137/2-14.
Messuage between Murye's tenement and Ballard's, 1305. BA/H/H/126/1.
Land between Northfolk's and Burcer's, 1280-85. BA/H/H/73/1.
Land against Coventry Park, mid to late 1260s. BA/H/H/145/1.
Land towards Gosford Street, between Brochmaker's and Jovi's, 1272. BA/H/H/67/14.
Land between Furner's and the lord of Pinley's, late 1260s. BA/H/H/87/8.
Messuage between Pollard's and Kynnesbury's, c.1280 - 1359. BA/B/P/141/1-20: BA/H/H/251/1.
Land between Clerk's and Marshal's, 1247 - c.1250. BA/H/H/382/1.
Tenement between Wynchcomb's and Painter's, mid to late 1280s. BA/H/H/291/1.
Land between Sparrowe's and Henle's, 1270s. BA/B/E/1/1.
Messuage between Marie's and Box', 1284. BA/H/H/225/1.
Land between Haldeyn's and Bucmonger's 1250s. BA/H/H/383/1.
Seld near Little Park Street, 1307-51. BA/H/H/351/1-5.
Messuage between Stone's and Huttyng's, 1313. BA/H/H/100/7.
House between Earl Street, Little Park Street and Kynnesburi's and Oudeby's tenements, 1325: BA/B/P/137/24,25.
Tenement between Chaolner's and Schultone's, 1328-29. BA/H/H/165/1,2.
Northfeld tavern, 1328-64. BA/B/P/14/3; BA/B/P/142/1,2.
Ruyton's property, 1335-58. BA/G/A/20/3: BA/H/H/258/1-3.
Palmere's tenancy, 1331. BA/H/H/202/1.
Tenement between Payntour's and Grene's, 1333. BA/H/H/384/1.
Messuage between Ballard's and Haythale's, 1335 - 1404. BA/A/B/11/1: BA/B/P/14/5; BAB/P/20/3; BA/.B/P/143/1-21.
Lapworth's messuage, 1343-47. BA/B/P/144/2: BA.H/H/156/1.
Tenement between Ludelowe's and Clodeshul's, 1343. BA/H/H/146/1.
Land within le Herberereplace [sic], 1345. BA/H/H/139/1.
Messuage between Paylynton' and Thimeler's, 1349. BA/B/P/266/24-26: BA/H/H/3/1.2.
Messuage between Waydour's and Shepeye's, 1349. BA/B/P/145/1.
Messuage between Haythale's and Idelestre's, 1349. BA/B/P/143/22.
Tenement between Botener's and Flouter's, 1350. BA/D/K/3/3.
Tenement next to Hay Lane, 1351. BA/H/H/385/1.
Shop between Langleye's tavern and Holand's entry, 1351. BA/D/K/3/4.
Messuage next to Broadgate, 1353. BA/B/P/137/26.
Messuage between Okeley's and Wartre's, 1357. BA/D/K/3/25.
Tenement between Ralph Hunt's on either side, 1357. BA/G/F/49/1.
Cardemaker's, Welle's and Langham's tenement, 1361-92. BA/B/P/24/1,3; BA/B/P/146/2,3,5; BA/B/P/275/2; BA/B/P/337/4. [BA/B/P/146/5 shows that this property is continued as BA/B/P/263/1 at Jordan Well.]
Messuage next to Earl's Mill Lane, 1363. BA/H/H/386/1.
Tenement between Palmer's and Hutton's, 1364 - 1400. BA/B/P/14/5,14; BA/B/P/147/1-8.
Messuage between Hopwas' tenement and Hay Lane, 1366. BA/H/H/387/1.
Messuage betwseen Shepeye's on either side, 1369 - 1461. BA/B/P/148/1-12: BA/H/H/186/2.
Messuage between Trinity Guild tenement and Earl's Mill Lane, 1370. BA/B/P/149/1.
Curtilage extending to castle bakehouse, 1372. BA/H/H/388/1.
Cross' chantry shops, 1374 - 1415. BA/B/Q/4/1; BA/B/Q/6/1.
Messuage between Hunt's and Rocheford's, 1381. BA/H/H/22/1.
Tenement between Hay Lane and Copston's Chapel's, 1381. BA/H/H/342/1.
Plot next to the Drapery, 1383 - 1416. BA/B/P/150/1-3.
Tenement on Little Park Street corner, 1384 - 1461. BA/B/P/14/5; BA/B/P/278/2: BA/H/H/271/2-4,8,9.
Messuage between Gryme's and Carte's, 1386-90. BA/H/H/203/1,2.
Messuage between Michel's and Tuttebury's, 1388 - 1431. BA/B/P/152/1,2.
Tenement between Allesleye's and Cokeseye's, 1399. BA/B/P/153/1.
Tenement between Hopsford's and Allesleye's, 1400-09. BA/H/H/389/1,2.
Messuage between Merynton's and Herdeburgh's, 1406. BA/B/P/29/1.I.
"Cardinal's Hat", 1393 - 1413. BA/B/P/14/5: BA/D/K/3/5-7. [Continued at Broadgate.]
Tenement between Dodenhale's and Laurens', 1407. BA/B/P/154/1.
Palmer's tenement, granted by the Prior to the corporation, 1419. BA/A/D/7/2.II.
Chamberlains' tenement between Palmer's and Shepeye's, 1393 - 1424. BA/A/C/6/1: BA/B/P/14/5.
Shop between Drapery and Dilcock's, 1426-38. BA/B/P/155/1,2.
White Cellar complex, 1440-75. BA/H/H/249/1,2,4-7. [For the White Cellar, cf. BA/B/P/138; BA/B/P/140 at Earl Street and BA/B/P/292/1-10 at Much Park Street.]
Messuage between Pagnell's and Dilcock's, 1443. BA/B/P/156/1.
Messuage between Preston's Chantry's tenement and Swann's, 1445. BA/B/P/292/1.
Messuage between Boydon's and Water's, 1446. BA/B/P/100/1.
Messuage opposite Bayley Lane, 1448. BA/H/H/20/3.
Messuage towards Much Park Street, between Botener's on either side, 1470-91. BA/B/Q/7/1-3.
Capital messuage towards Whitefriars', 1474. BA/H/H/390/1,2.
Tenement between Ratcliff's and corporation's, 1498. BA/B/P/157/1.
Tenement between Trinity Guild's and Buttelar;s, 1511. BA/H/H/391/1.
Messuage opposite the "Crown", 1533 - 1848. BA/D/D/26/1-13; BA/D/D/29/1; BA/D/D/30/1-4.
Tenement near Little Park Street and the "Crown", 1535. BA/D/K/3/24.
Napton's tenement, 1536. BA/B/A/10/1.
Nethermill's property, c.1538. BA/G/A/21/1.
Corporation tenement on southern side, 1571 - 1650. BA/B/P/102/4; BA/B/P/158/1-4.
Hardye's tenement on southern side, 1551 - 1762. BA/B/P/102/3; BA/B/P/159/1-7.
"Cross Keys" (number 16), 1593 - 1893. BA/A/D/34/1-8: BA/A/G/12/1-32.
Saunders' garden, 1619. BA/H/H/313/1.
Tenement on northern side, 1651-98. BA/B/P/116/13: BA/D/A/19/9.
Rushworth's shore, 1670. BA/A/D/5/1.
Basnet's dwelling, 1689-93. BA/A/B/13/1.
Messuage against Drapery door, 1690. BA/A/B/14/1.
Bewley's messuage, 1708. PA1517/3/1.
Messuage adjoining "Half-Moon" on west, 1760 - 1811. BA/B/P/161/1-3. [This is a continuation of the Drapery site deeds:- see also BA/B/P/12/1-21 at Bayley Lane and BA/A/G/2/1-16: BA/B/J/5/1: BA/B/P/14/5; BA/B/P/26/1; BA/B/P/102/3,4 at Drapery (Places/4/9).]
Numbers 5 & 6, 1791 - 1894. BA/A/G/8/1-8: BA/B/P/103/5.
Two-dwelling messuage, southern side, 1571 - 1752. PA1516/10/1,2.
Messuage between corporation's and Ryley's, 1574. BA/H/H/392/1.
Tenement between Over's, 1571. BA/A/D/4/1.
Jennyngs' house, 1618. BA/A/D/59/1 verso.
Collins' house, 1711. BA/A/D/60/1.
Widow Rogers' house, 1728 - 1838. BA/A/G/2/3-14.
Messuage near the Drapery, 1718 - 1853. BA/A/G/3/1-13.
Numbers 12 & 2, 1754 - 1903. BA/A/G/4/1-20.
Number 3, 1707 - 1903. BA/A/G/5/1-45.
Numbers 5-12, 1716 - 1900. BA/A/G/6/1.
Numbers 5-10, 1796 - 1900. BA/A/G/7/1.
Numbers 7-10, 1830 - 1900. BA/A/G/9/1-26.
Numebr 11, 1743 - 1900. BA/A/G/10/1-29.
Numbers 12 & 13, adjoining "Half-Moon" on the east, 1847-94. BA/A/G/11/1-14.
Number 17, 1858-90. BA/A/G/13//1,.2.
Maintenance of Trinity Guild chaplains, fourteenth century. BA/B/P/151/1.
Property bounded by Talbot's, Abbot of Reallieu's, Prior of Coventry's and Nassington's, 1393. BA/B/P/14/5.
Brookes' Charity's messuage, 1676 - 1853. BA/D/BF/1/1-16.
Messuage occupied by Stowe, 1366. BA/B/P/370/1-3.
Corner house with Bayley Lane, 1697. PA1517/2/1.
Tenement towards Smithford in Earl Street, 1295. BA/H/H/82/3.
Two messuages in Earl Street towards Smithford, 1302. BA/H/H/28/4.
William Marsh's messuage, 1822-23. PA403/165/1.
William Ebourne's messuage and rent, 1743. PA436/3/1.
Elizabeth Sturdy's property, 1808. PA440/5/11-12.
Initial Herbert Art Gallery & Museum site, 1938-39. PA434/3,47,90.
Bond's Hospital property, 1685 - 1817. PA54/18/1(b),3(b),5(b),18(b).
Alice de Langley's tenement, 1350. PA54/138/1.
Richard Andrewes' and Leonard Chamberlen's tenements, 1542. PA54/271/1.
Late John Bond's tenement, 1651. PA54/271/1(z).
Bond's Hospital tenements, 1629-54. PA500/5/2(b),3(b).
"Coventry Herald" at number 48, 1937. PA575/41/15.
Plans for a town hall (not the Council House), 1919. PA590.