The Living History of Britain’s Pubs

Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.

The history of the York pubs, inns, licensed victuallers, hotels etc

York, East Riding of Yorkshire pub history

There were 263 pubs in York, in the 16th century; and the oldest pub claims to be from the 13th century, i.e. the Red Lion. In 1851.

The Taverns and Public Houses in York, in 1843; York in York, in 1849; and in the 1851 Whites Directory York Whites, in 1851; when I count 274 pubs, Inns, Hotels and beer houses.
and also in York, in 1858 and again in York, in 1861; when there are 193 pubs, Inns, Hotels and Taverns.
In 1872 thw Hotels, Inns, and Taverns of York, in 1872 and Directory of Hotels and Inns in York 1876;
and the York Herald. 12 October 1872 - York New Licensing Act in 1872
Then the directory of York 1902 Hotels Inns and Taverns in 1902.
York pub closures in 1882 article in the York Herald

The York Temperance movement in1903 and renewal of licensed houses in York.

I usually start with a 1911 census summary, for 1911 census summary - York East in 1911 and 1911 census summary - York West in 1911. Followed by a York street directories of York pubs from 1823 to 2018, being added to this.
York public houses in 2018.

Premises Pic? Text?
Acorn, 9 St. Martins lane, York No Yes
Adelphi Hotel, 1 Railway street, York No Yes
Admiral Hawke, 103 Walmgate, York No Yes
Albert Hotel, 12 Skeldergate, York No Yes
Albion Hotel, 37 Parliament street, York No Yes
Alexandra Hotel, Market street, York No Yes
Anchor Inn, Queens Staith, York No Yes
Angel Inn, 142 Walmgate, York No Yes
Anglers Arms, 35 and 36 Goodramgate, York No Yes
Barefoot Inn, 51 Micklegate, York No Yes
Bar Hotel, 129 Micklegate, York No Yes
Barley Corn Inn, 27 Coppergate, York No Yes
Barleycorn, Bedern, York No Yes
Barrack Tavern / Fulford Arms, 121 Fulford Road, York YO10 4EX No Yes
Bay Horse, Aldwark, York No Yes
Bay Horse, 55 Blossom Street, York YO24 1AZ No Yes
Bay Horse, 105 Main Street, Fulford, York YO10 4PN No Yes
Bay Horse Inn, 54 Gillygate, York No Yes
Bay Horse, 18 Goodramgate, York No Yes
Bay Horse, Jubbergate, York No Yes
Bay Horse, Marygate, York No Yes
Bay Horse Hotel, 4 Monkgate, York No Yes
Bay Horse, 61 Petergate, York" No Yes
Bay Horse, 12 Skeldergate, York No Yes
Bay Horse Inn, 128 Walmgate, York No Yes
Bee Hive Inn, 4 Peter lane, High Ousegate, York No Yes
Beeswing, 55 Hull road, York, YO10 3JP No Yes
Bell Hotel, Micklegate, York No Yes
Bird in Hand Inn, St. Leonard's place / Bootham, York No Yes
Black Boy, 1 North Street, York No Yes
Black Boy, 5 First Water lane, York No Yes
Black Bull, Finkle street, York No Yes
Black Bull, Hull road, York No Yes
Black Bull, 13 St Sampsons square, York No Yes
Black Bull, 72 Walmgate, York No Yes
Black Dog, Feasegate, York" No Yes
Black Dog, Jubbergate, York No Yes
Black Dog, St Saviour gate, York No Yes
Black Horse, 11 Bootham, York No Yes
Black Horse, 191 Micklegate, York No Yes
Black Horse Inn, 29 Monkgate, York, YO31 7PB No Yes
Black Horse, 22 Pavement, York No Yes
Black Horse, 9 Walmgate, York No Yes
Blacksmiths Arms, Swinegate, York No Yes
Black Swan, Acomb, York No Yes
Black Swan, Coney street, York No Yes
Black Swan, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PR No Yes
Black Swan, 44 Low Petergate, York No Yes
Black Swan, Woolmarket, York No Yes
Bloomsbury, 10 Grape lane, York No Yes
Blue Bell, 53 Fossgate, York YO1 9TF No Yes
Blue Bell, 89 Micklegate, York No Yes
Blue Bell, 152 Walmgate, York No Yes
Board, Bishop hill, York No Yes
Board Inn, Fossgate, York No Yes
Board Inn, 9 Low Ousegate, York No Yes
Board Inn, 16 Low Ousegate, York No Yes
Boot and Slipper, Bedern, York No Yes
Bootham Tavern, 29 Bootham, York YO30 7BW No Yes
Bowling Green, Groves lane, York No Yes
Brewers Arms, 6 Tanner row, York No Yes
Brewers Arms, 17 Walmgate, York No Yes
Bricklayers Arm, Palmer lane, York No Yes
Bricklayers Arm, 66 Walmgate, York" No Yes
Bridge Inn, 1 Layerthorpe, York No Yes
Britannia, Acomb, York No Yes
Britannia Inn , 70 Heworth, York" No Yes
Britannia Inn / Guppy's Enterprise Club, 17 Nunnery Lane, York YO23 1AB No Yes
Britannia, 17 Walmgate, York No Yes
British Tar, 18 North street, York No Yes
Brown Cow, Bishopthorp, York No Yes
Brown Cow Inn, 58 Hope street, York, YO10 4UR No Yes
Brown Cow, Marygate, York No Yes
Brunswick Hotel, Fishergate, York No Yes
Bumper Castle Inn, Wigginton road, Clifton Without, York No Yes
Burns Hotel, 23 Market Street, York, YO1 8SL No Yes
Burton Stone Inn, 34 Clifton, York YO30 6AW No Yes
Cannon, Museum street, York No Yes
Castle Inn, 26 Castlegate, York No Yes
Castle Hotel, Clifford street, York No Yes
Castle Howard Ox,Townend Street, York, YO31 7QA No Yes
Cattle Market inn, Paragon street, York No Yes
Charles XII, Main Street, Heslington, York YO10 5EA No Yes
City Arms, Cattle Market, York No Yes
City Arms, 37 Walmgate, York No Yes
Clarence Hotel, 1 Davygate, York No Yes
Clock Inn, 37 Parliament street, York No Yes
Clock Inn, 54 Walmgate, York No Yes
Coach & Horses, 2 Jubbergate, York No Yes
Coach & Horses / Priory, 103 Micklegate, York YO1 6LB No Yes
Coach and Horses Inn, 12 Nessgate, York No Yes
Coach and Horses, 15 Little Stonegate, York No Yes
Coach and Horses Inn, 14 Swinegate, York No Yes
Cotherstone, 25 Hungate, York No Yes
Craven Ox Head, 41 George street, York No Yes
Cricketers Arms, 35 Gillygate, York No Yes
Cricketers Arms, 55 Tanner row, York No Yes
Cricketers Arms, Toft Green, York No Yes
Crispins Arms, Church lane, North street, York No Yes
Cross Keys, 32 Tadcaster road, Dringhouses, York No Yes
Cross Keys, 83 Goodramgate, York YO1 7LF No Yes
Cross Keys, 15 Jubbergate, York No Yes
Cross Keys, 36 North Street, York No Yes
Cross Keys Inn, 75 Penleys Grove street, York No Yes
Crown Inn, 13 and 15 Holgate road, York No Yes
Crown Inn, 15 Hungate, York No Yes
Crown Hotel, 23 Micklegate, York No Yes
Crown, 20 New York street, York No Yes
Crown, 15 Parliament street, York No Yes
Crown, 25 North street, York No Yes
Crown Brewery Hotel, 94 Walmgate, York YO1 9TL No Yes
Crown and Anchor, 3 Jubbergate, York No Yes
Crown and Anchor Inn, 8 King's staith, King street, Castlegate No Yes
Crown and Harp, 4 Mount Ephraim, York No Yes
Crystal Palace, 66 Holgate Road, York YO24 4AB No Yes
Cygnet Inn, 47 Price street, York No Yes
Dove Inn, 31 Jackson street, York No Yes
Duke of York inn, 23 Walmgate, York No Yes
Dukes Head, 53 Aldwark, York No Yes
Dukes Head Old, 54 / 65 Aldwark, York No Yes
Durham Ox, North street postern, York No Yes
Eagle Tavern, 74 Goodramgate, York No Yes
Eagle and Child, 16 Shambles, York No Yes
Ebor Inn, 25 Aldwark, York No Yes
Ebor Vaults, Church street, York No Yes
Edinburgh Arms, 25 Fishergate, York YO10 4AE No Yes
Edward the VII Inn, 105 Nunnery lane, York No Yes
Elephant & Castle, 75 Skeldergate, York No Yes
Etridge's Royal Hotel, Blake street and Museum street, York No Yes
Exchange Hotel, 1 Church street, York No Yes
Exhibition Hotel, 19 Bootham, York YO30 7BW No Yes
Falcon Hotel, 94 Micklegate, York YO1 6JX No Yes
Fat Ox, Cattle Market, Fawcett street, York No Yes
Five Lions / Watergate Inn, 24 Walmgate, York YO1 9TJ No Yes
Flying Dutchman, 10 Grape lane, York No Yes
Flying Horse, 21 Coppergate, York No Yes
Foresters Arms, 68 Skeldergate, York No Yes
Foundry Tavern, George street, York No Yes
Fox Hotel, Dringhouses, Clifton Without, York No Yes
Fox, 92 Goodramgate, York No Yes
Fox Inn, 168 Holgate Road, York YO24 4DQ No Yes
Fox, 66 Low Petergate, York No Yes
Friendly Tavern, Plows' Rectory buildings, Dennis street, York No Yes
Frog Hall, 87 Layerthorpe, York No Yes
Full Moon, 178 Walmgate, York No Yes
Gardeners Arms Inn, 23 Marygate, York No Yes
Garden Gate, Carmelite street, York No Yes
Garricks Head, 34 Low Petergate, York No Yes
George Inn, Apollo street, York No Yes
George Inn, 10 Coney street, York No Yes
George & Dragon, 27 Pavement, York No Yes
George Inn, Phoenix street, York No Yes
George IV Inn, 4 Redeness street, York No Yes


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.


The full list of those scheduled in Yorkshire in the past year (not all are still serving as inns) is as follows :-
In York - The Three Tuns, Coppergate;
The Market Tavern, Coppergate;
The Board Inn, Fossgate;
The Queens Head, Fossgate
The Blue Bell, Fossgate
The Anglers Arms, Goodramgate
The Golden Slipper, Goodramgate
The Red Lion Inn, Merchantgate
The Queens Hotel, Micklegate
Abbeypark Hotel, The Mount
The Black Swan, Peasholme Green
Mail Coach, St Sampsons Square
The Plumbers Arms, Skeldergate
The Punch Bowl Hotel, Stonegate
The Star Inn, Stonegate
Kings Head, Feasegate
Royal Oak, Goodramgate
The Waggon and Horses, Laurence street
Burns Hotel, Market street
The Pack Horse, Micklegate
The Adelphi HotelAdelphi Hotel, Micklegate
The Bay Horse Hotel, Monkgate
The Golden Lion, St Sampsons Square
The Five LionsFive Lions, Walmgate
The Clock Inn, Walmgate
The Fox Inn, Low Petergate
and the Old Grey Mare, Clifton Green

The Genuki site for all areas is always worth a search and here is York Genuki listings.
A History of the County of York: the City of York, ed. P M Tillott (London, 1961), at British History Online Victoris County History. .



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