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The Yorkshire Grey

The Yorkshire Grey

Old name for public houses in England

For other uses, see Yorkshire Grey.

The Yorkshire Grey was a common name for public houses in England, some still survive but most have now closed or changed their name. They were named for the Yorkshire Grey Horse, a breed commonly used to pull brewery drays.

Yorkshire Grey in London

Extant public houses

Biggleswade

140 London Road, Biggleswade [1]

Camden, London

At the corner of Grays Inn Road and Theobald's Road in Bloomsbury, Camden, London, situated to the north of Gray's Inn. It is a Grade II listed building, built in 1877 by J. W. Brooker.[2] The pub was established in 1676 and was historically in the county of Middlesex.[3] The Amalgamated Society of Gentleman's Servants once met at The Yorkshire Grey inn in the late 18th century, although Hart Street is mentioned as the location and it is possibly a different pub.[3] In 1848 it was owned by an Oliver Waterloo King.[4] It serves Scotch and Japanese whiskies and traditional English pub grub.[5]

Doncaster

Located at 16–17 Hall Gate, Doncaster.

Earl's Croome, Worcestershire

Located on the A38.

Westminster, London

See main article Yorkshire Grey, Fitzrovia

Extinct public houses

Brentwood

Now a Giggling Squid restaurant at 33 High Street.

Cambridge

In the 19th century at 64 King Street

Coggeshall

Now a dental surgery.[6]

Croome

Renamed The Elgar Inn.

Eltham, London

Constructed in the 1920s on the Eltham Road (now South Circular) between Eltham and Lee. Closed in 1994 it became a McDonald's restaurant.[7]

Portsmouth

Corner of Guildhall Walk and Alex Rose Ln. Grade II listed. Now the 'Guildhall Village'

Stevenage

A Grade II listed building at 17 High Street.[8] Now an ASK Italian restaurant.[9][10]

Sheffield

Built in 1833 at 69 Charles Street, Sheffield, closed in 2006 and later demolished.

Winson Green, Birmingham

Now Lokman Sofrasi a Turkish restaurant.

References

  1. [1]
    "Yorkshire Grey in Biggleswade". Greene King Local Pubs.
  2. [2]
    Historic England. "Yorkshire Grey public house (1379006)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. [3]
    Marsh, Arthur Ivor; Ryan, Victoria (15 November 2006). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-85967-990-9.
  4. [4]
    The Law Journal for the Year 1832–1949: Comprising Reports of Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas, Exchequer of Pleas, and Exchequer of Chamber, ... E. B. Ince. 1848. p. 2.
  5. [5]
    "The Yorkshire Grey". Lovecamden.org. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Yorkshire Grey, Robinsbridge Road & Stoneham Street, Coggeshall". pubshistory.com.
  7. [7]
    "A Brief History of The Yorkshire Grey". southlondonclub.co.uk.
  8. [8]
    Historic England. "THE YORKSHIRE GREY INN, Stevenage (1101161)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  9. [9]
    "The Yorkshire Grey in the 1970s". Our Stevenage. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Restaurants". Warrant Group. Retrieved 16 October 2020.


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