Coventry pub welcomes punters back in opening weekend six months after closing

A historic Coventry pub has flung its doors open to customers once more - six months after closing suddenly. The Aadrvark, on the Butts shut back in January and was still boarded up as

recently as last month. But a new management team has reopened the popular boozer, breathing a new lease of life into what was once - and hopefully will be again - a popular city drinking

spot. The Aardvark opened its doors again at 1pm on Friday (30 May). Photos from the opening weekend have been shared with CoventryLive. See the images below. READ MORE: LOCALS URGED TO

FIGHT PLANS TO SELL FORMER COVENTRY CHILDREN'S HOME FOR DEVELOPMENT READ MORE: UNWANTED COVENTRY SHOP SET TO BECOME A NEW CAFE News of the pub's reopening will be met warmly by

local drinkers, particularly in light of the nearby Old Dyers Arms also re-emerging in recent days. It's good news for an area that has struggled with the impact work from regeneration

of Spon End. Pubs such as the Black Horse and The Hamptons, also known as the Butts Retreat, have all closed in recent years, the former being demolished, the latter looking set to follow a

similar path. In recent years the Aardvark has been more associated with the university population due to its location and its branding as part of the Scream pub chain. However, its history

far pre-dates the city's status as a student area. Opened as the Hen and Chickens in the 1830s, it changed its name to the Fowl and Firkin in the early 1990s. A 1980s landlord of the

pub was named Mick Anthill and the pub assumedly coincidentally was renamed the Aardvark at the start of the century. Its open plan design, multiple pool tables and screens all around the

pub made it popular with sport fans as well as the Coventry's student population.