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It was built as a beer house and grocery in 1861, at the end of a terrace on Bishopgate Street, the northern extension of Bishopthorpe Road.
In 1899 it was purchased by the Joshua Tetley's & Son brewery, which in 1936 decided to remodel it.
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Residents at this address
In 1921 at 16, Bishopgate Street, York, Yorkshire
Annie Scaife, Licensed Victualler, Widow aged 56 years 10 months and born in Darlington, Durham
Frederick Sydney Paxman Son-in-law, Clerk, Ministry Of Pensions aged 32 years 8 months and born in Minster, Kent
Mary Jane Paxman, Daughter aged 30 years 1 month and born in York, Yorkshire
Lillian Paxman, Daughter, Clerk aged 19 years 1 month and born in York, Yorkshire
Georgina Wright, Domestic Servant aged 30 years 1 month and born in Barlby, Yorkshire
In 2009, CAMRA named The Swan its York Pub of the Year.
By 2017, it was owned by Punch Taverns. That year, the landlord used the Pubs Code Regulations 2016 to move from being a tied house to operating on a market rent-only basis.
2018, The Swan, 16 Bishopgate Street, York YO23 1JH
In 2020, the pub was one of 14 in the city to appear in the Good Beer Guide.