The 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.
Extant public houses[edit]
Biggleswade[edit]
140 London Road, Biggleswade [1]
Camden, London[edit]
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[edit]
Located at 16–17 Hall Gate, Doncaster.
Earl's Croome, Worcestershire[edit]
Located on the A38.
Westminster, London[edit]
See main article Yorkshire Grey, Fitzrovia
Extinct public houses[edit]
Brentwood[edit]
Now a Giggling Squid restaurant at 33 High Street.
Cambridge[edit]
In the 19th century at 64 King Street
Coggeshall[edit]
Now a dental surgery.[6]
Croome[edit]
Renamed The Elgar Inn.
Eltham, London[edit]
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[edit]
Corner of Guildhall Walk and Alex Rose Ln. Grade II listed. Now the 'Guildhall Village'
Stevenage[edit]
A Grade II listed building at 17 High Street.[8] Now an ASK Italian restaurant.[9][10]
Sheffield[edit]
Built in 1833 at 69 Charles Street, Sheffield, closed in 2006 and later demolished.
Winson Green, Birmingham[edit]
Now Lokman Sofrasi a Turkish restaurant.
References[edit]
- ^ "Yorkshire Grey in Biggleswade". Greene King Local Pubs.
- ^ Historic England. "Yorkshire Grey public house (1379006)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ a b Marsh, Arthur Ivor; Ryan, Victoria (15 November 2006). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-85967-990-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Yorkshire Grey". Lovecamden.org. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Yorkshire Grey, Robinsbridge Road & Stoneham Street, Coggeshall". pubshistory.com.
- ^ "A Brief History of The Yorkshire Grey". southlondonclub.co.uk.
- ^ Historic England. "THE YORKSHIRE GREY INN, Stevenage (1101161)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "The Yorkshire Grey in the 1970s". Our Stevenage. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Restaurants". Warrant Group. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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