First recorded in 1857, when it was called The Victoria. The ending ‘Vaults’ was added by 1889. The pub was rebuilt in the 1920s or 1930s. In its original form it was sold in 1884, complete with a brewhouse, to a local wine and spirit merchant for £1,200.
York pub history index
Residents at this address
1885, Victoria, John Samuel Smith, Nunnery lane
1895, James Sykes, victualler, 49 Nunnery Lane
1913, Victoria PH, 49 Nunnery Lane, Chas Putsey
In 1921 at 49 Nunnery Lane, York, Yorkshire
Charles Putsey, Inn Keeper, Widowed aged 50 years 1 month and born in Kirby Wharfe, Yorkshire
Alice Louise Putsey, Daughter aged 28 years 2 months and born in York, Yorkshire
Evelyn Gertrude Putsey, Daughter aged 25 years 9 months and born in York, Yorkshire
Charles William Putsey, Son, Operating Clerk, North Eastern Railway Co aged 23 years 9 months and born in York, Yorkshire
George Edward Putsey, Son, Passenger Clerk, North Eastern Railway Co aged 18 years 10 months and born in York, Yorkshire
2018, Victoria Vaults, 47 Nunnery Lane, York, YO23 1AB