Ye Olde Starre Inne

Ye Olde Starre Inne is a pub in the city centre of York, in England. The main block of the pub is a timber-framed structure, constructed in the mid-16th century, and a wing to its left was added in about 1600. By 1644, it was an inn named "The Starre", the buildings lying at the back of a coaching yard, off the north side of Stonegate. This makes it the pub in York which can demonstrate the earliest date for its licence.[1][2] After the Battle of Marston Moor the inn was used as a hospital for wounded soldiers.[3][4]

Pub sign across Stonegate

Ye Olde Starre Inne
Ye Olde Starre Inne in 2013
Location in York
General information
TypePublic house
LocationYork, North Yorkshire
Address40 Stonegate, York
Coordinates53°57′41″N 1°05′01″W
Completedmid-16th century
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameYe Olde Starre Inne
Designated1954-96-14
Reference no.1256484

In 1662, the pub was sold for £250, and in 1683, Edward Thompson inherited it. In 1733, the pub's landlord was Thomas Bulman, and he signed an agreement with the owners of two shops on Stonegate that he could attach a sign to their premises, to hang across the street. A sign advertising the pub has hung across the street ever since.[2]

The pub was extended in the early-18th century.[1] In the 1840s, with the coming of the railway, the coaching yard was infilled with a new building, and the pub is now approached via a passageway underneath part of this building. Stables lay behind the pub and could be accessed from Duncombe Place, making the pub a popular location for visiting actors and circus performers.[2]

In the late-19th century, the pub was again extended, at which time, it was known as Boddy's Inn.[5] Surviving internal features include an early-18th century staircase, some 17th-century panelling, and an assortment of benches, glass and panelling from the 19th-century refit.[1] Its former bar screen, of stained glass, probably dates from the 1890s and is believed to have been designed by J. W. Knowles & Co.[6] who were based at 35 Stonegate.[7]

In 1954, the pub was grade II listed.[1]

In Fiction

Ye Olde Starre Inne features in the alternative history novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by British writer Susanna Clarke, set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. The second chapter of the novel, The Old Starre Inn, features characters Mr Segundus and Mr Honeyfoot bringing news of Mr Norrell's magical library to a crowded meeting of the Learned Society of York Magicians.[8]

References
  1. Historic England. "Ye Olde Starre Inne (1256484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. "HISTORIC INNS AND PUBS OF YORK" (PDF). York Civic Trust. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. Coxon, Pete (1997). York's Historic Inns. York: The Evening Press. pp. 53–59. ISBN 0901793183.
  4. "Yorkshire". The Hairy Biker's Pubs That Built Britain. 18 April 2016. BBC.
  5. "All change for Stonegate". The Press. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. Gamston, David (2014). Yorkshire's Real Heritage Pubs (2 ed.). St Albans: Campaign for Real Ale. p. 54. ISBN 9781852493158.
  7. Directory of York and Neighbourhood. London: George Stevens. 1885. p. 248. Retrieved 17 June 2021 – via University of Leicester: Special Collections Online.
  8. Clarke, Susanna (2004). Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 17–18, 22, 838. ISBN 978-1582344164.
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