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Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 13 August 1955
Of 52 Yorkshire inns scheduled by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government during the past year as being outstanding historic or architectural importance, 27 are situated in York.
Fifteen of York's inns have been placed on the statutory list, meaning that they cannot be demolished or altered without notice, and the remainder of the 27 are on the supplementary list, and will be preserved as long as other and wider interests are not unduly affected.
Among the 15 on the statutory list is the Mail Coach in St Sampsons Square which is one of the oldest inns in the country. It was a coaching house, but is believed to have been a centre of road communications long before the first coach called there.
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1840, Mail Coach, George Pennock, 13 Sampson Square
1851, Mail Coach, George Pennack, 12 St. Sampson square
1872, Mail Coach Inn, George Milner, 14 St Sampsons square
York Herald. 12 October 1872 - New Licensing Act
Applications for extension of time to :
Mrs Jane Wilkinson, White Horse, Coppergate; Mr W Coates, the Fleece, Pavement; Mr W Dent, Golden Lion, Church street; Mr William Heslop, Old George, Pavement; Mr William Wood, the Albion, Parliament street; Mr W P Waite, the White Swan, Goodramgate; Mr G Wood, the Talbot, Church street; Mr G Scaife, the Three Cranes, St Sampsons square; Mr G Milner, Mail Coach, St Sampsons square; Mr J Swainston, Kings Head, Feasegate; Mr Ralph Dean, The Tiger, Market street; Mr T Lupton, Turf Tavern, Market street; all open till twelve on race days, cavalry week, Martinmas days, and the assizes.
York Herald. 05 May 1875
Extensions of time - the following innkeepers were allowed to keep open their houses for the sale of liquor until twelve o'clock during the cavalry week, viz :
Mr Coates, of the Clock, Parliament street ; Mr Ashton, Cricketers Arms, Davygate ; Mr Scaife, Three Cranes, St Sampsons square; and Mr Bean, Mail Coach, St Sampsons square.
1885, Mail Coach, Hy. Preston, 14 St. Sampsons square
1895, Henry William Rudd, victualler, 14 St Sampsons square
1911, Public House, 14 St Sampsons square, Rudd - Mail Coach
1913, Mail Coach, 14 St Sampsons square, Miss Emily Rudd