House dated back to 1500's.
( In June 1906, licensee J. Tibbenham claimed that the Pope's Head dated back to 1242.)

Mentioned in trial of (Royalist) rioters 1648
following blowing up of the Committee House in Bethel Street.

The theft of a horse from this establishment was reported 19th March 1743 - House then occupied by Mr. Carver.

One of 40 houses named as being engaged for the Reception of Freeholders for Sir John Woodhouse and Sir Edward Astley's Friends on the Day of Election, Wednesday 14th April 1784.

Henry Wright and George Russell were charged Saturday 15th January 1820 of attempting to pass a forged one-pound note to Mr. Coldham, master of the Pope's Head Inn.

Location given as next to the BEEHIVE
Address in 1836 given as 12 Upper Market street.

Licence provisionally refused 6th March 1912 and referred for Compensation.

Closed under Compensation 30th December 1912.

Demolished 1935 to make way for City Hall.