Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Previously the Blue Bell Inn before 1801. Closed and purchased ny the York Corporation in 1900, and the license had lapsed by 1901. *HM
1818, Simeon Russel, Barleycorn, Coppergate
1823 Baines, Benjamin Lodge, Barley Corn, 19 Coppergate
1829 Pigots, Benjamin Lodge, Barley Corn, 19 Coppergate
1834 Pigots, Benjamin Lodge, Barley Corn, 19 Coppergate
1840 Pigots, Benjamin Lodge, Barleycorn, 18 Coppergate
In 1841 at Coppergate is Benjamin Lodge, Publican aged 45 and his wife Mary also aged 45 along with William aged 10 and Eliza aged 6.
Harriet Lockwood and Sarah Porter are both 15 and living at the property and probably servants.
1849, Benjamin Lodge, Barleycorn, 20 Coppergate
1851, B Lodge, Barley Corn, 20 Coppergate
In 1851 at 20 Coppergate, All Saints Pavement, York, Yorkshire is the Barley Corn Inn
Benjamin Lodge, Inn keeper aged 58 and born in Sherburn, Yorkshire
Mary Lodge, Wife aged 56 and born in Yorkshire
Eliza Lodge, Daughter aged 16 and born in Yorkshire
Jane Whiteley, General servant aged 16 and born in Yorkshire
1858, B Lodge, Barley Corn, Coppergate, York
1861, G Shipley, Barleycorn, 19 Coppergate
1872 Whites, James Knight, Barley Corn Inn, 27 Coppergate
York Herald. Published Monday, 4 September 1876
Harry Attwood, Barleycorn Inn. COPPERGATE. YORK, (late of the pavement.)
WINES AND SPIRITS OF FIRST CLASS QUALITY.
Superior Ale, Porter, and Bitter Beer.
CIGARS CHOICEST BRANDS. GOOD BEDS.
In 1881 at 27, Coppergate, All Saints Pavement, York,
Harry Attwood, Innkeeper aged 32 and born in Canterbury, Kent
Maria Attwood, Wife aged 25 and born in Bradford, Yorkshire
Charlotte Ann Maria Attwood, Daughter aged 4 and born in City of York
Alice Maud Attwood, Daughter aged 3 and born in City of York
Florence Emily Attwood, Daughter aged 2 and born in City of York
Louisa Gertrude Attwood, Daughter aged 3 months and born in City of York
Charlotte Attwood, Mother, Widow aged 58 and born in Canterbury, Kent
Elizabeth Ellen Grant, Servant aged 17 and born in City of York
1885, Harry Attwood, Barleycorn, 27 Coppergate
1895, John Martin Kelk, Barley Corn inn, 27 Coppergate
York Herald. Friday, 31 July 1896
John Martin Kelk, landlord of the Barleycorn Inn, Ceppergate, was summoned for permitting drunkenness on bis licensed premises on the 21st July.
Mr. R. P Dale was for the detence. — PC. Stephenson stated that he visited the inn at 5. 10 on ths evening in question, in consequenoe of hearing a man shouting "murder." He saw the daughter of the landlord, and she told him that neither her father nor her mother was ia the house. She said a man had bad two bottles of stout and had refused to pay for tbem. Tbe man making the noise was Thomas Dealing, who had since been fined 2s. 6d. and costs for being drunk on licensed premises. — Miss Kelk said she heard the man and two women go into the kitchen. One of the women asked her for three bottles of stout, which the three drank. The man seemed quite sober when she served him. Two or three minutes afterwards the man ordered three bottles, but witness only brought two, which she gave to the women, as she noticed that the man, when he stood up, staggered. Ths man then commenced to make a noise by shouting because sbs had not served him. He then went into the yard and shouted for the police, but that was after witness had sent for a policeman.
Stevenson came in soon afterwards, in plain clothes.— In answer to the Chief Constable, she said that the man paid for the first bottles, but he refused to pay for the second lot, when she refused to serve him. — P.C. Hessay said that a young woman asked him to go to the Barleycorn Inn when he was on duty at Spurrier-gate corner on Tuesday evening at five o'clock, as there was a disturbance there. He found that the man was very drunk. — Sarah Ann Newby, the yocng woman referred to, said that Miss Kelk sent her for a policeman.
The Bench dismissed the charge, after having censured ths landlord for having left only his daughter to attend to the business that evening.
*HM - Hugh Murray Directory of York Pubs 1455-2003