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The Yorkshire Grey

Yorkshire Grey in London

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

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Biggleswade

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140 London Road, Biggleswade [1]

Camden, London

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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

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Located at 16–17 Hall Gate, Doncaster.

Earl's Croome, Worcestershire

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Located on the A38.

Westminster, London

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See main article Yorkshire Grey, Fitzrovia

Extinct public houses

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Brentwood

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Now a Giggling Squid restaurant at 33 High Street.

Cambridge

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In the 19th century at 64 King Street

Coggeshall

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Now a dental surgery.[6]

Croome

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Renamed The Elgar Inn.

Eltham, London

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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

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

Stevenage

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

Sheffield

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

Winson Green, Birmingham

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Now Lokman Sofrasi a Turkish restaurant.

References

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  1. ^ "Yorkshire Grey in Biggleswade". Greene King Local Pubs.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Yorkshire Grey public house (1379006)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "The Yorkshire Grey". Lovecamden.org. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Yorkshire Grey, Robinsbridge Road & Stoneham Street, Coggeshall". pubshistory.com.
  7. ^ "A Brief History of The Yorkshire Grey". southlondonclub.co.uk.
  8. ^ Historic England. "THE YORKSHIRE GREY INN, Stevenage (1101161)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  9. ^ "The Yorkshire Grey in the 1970s". Our Stevenage. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Restaurants". Warrant Group. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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