The Angel and White Horse

The Angel and White Horse is a pub in the town centre of Tadcaster, in North Yorkshire, in England. In the Tudor period, The Red Hart inn lay on Bridge Street in Tadcaster. By the Georgian period, it had been rebuilt as The Angel, a coaching inn. In 1855, Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough, purchased the building as part of a deal to establish a hotel next door, in the former White Horse inn. He closed The Angel, and converted it into shops. Samuel Smith Old Brewery lies behind the building. It purchased the building and converted it into its brewery tap, opening in 1977. Its name recalls both the former coaching inn and its neighbour. By the early 21st century, the pub was recognised for its food, and in the early 2010s, it was listed in the Good Beer Guide. The building was Grade II listed in 1985.

The building is constructed of limestone, with some timber framing and brick. It is three storeys high, and six bays wide, with the fifth bay housing a carriage arch, and two bays having canted fronts. It retains some Tudor material, but is principally 18th century. It has mostly sash windows, and has a moulded cornice. The lower part of the three left-hand bays has been restored, and the lower part of the other bays has been partly rebuilt. There are late 20th century additions at the rear, and the entrance is also 20th century. As of 2025, the pub is currently closed and Samuel Smiths Old Brewery are seeking managers to run it.

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Londesborough Arms

The Londesborough Arms is a historic building in the town centre of Tadcaster, in West Yorkshire, in England. By the Georgian period, The White Horse on Bridge Street was Tadcaster's most important coaching inn. With the construction of the railways, the trade of the inns fell, and in 1841 the inn closed, and was converted into three houses. In 1855, Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough, wished to establish a hotel in the town, to put up his guests. He purchased the property, recombining the houses to create the Londesborough Arms hotel. From 1875 to 1877, the town's Anglican services were held in the hotel, while St Mary's Church was being rebuilt. The hotel remained open until 1976, when it was purchased by Samuel Smith Old Brewery. The building was combined with the neighbouring Old Town Hall, and converted into offices for the brewery. In 1985, it was Grade II listed. The building is late 18th century, with 19th-century alterations. It is built of brick, with stone dressings and a slate roof. It has three storeys and is three bays wide, with a central entrance. It has double doors, below a fanlight, with a frieze and cornice, and the brewery logo in wrought iron above. The outer bays are canted, and there are chimney stacks at each end of the building. Inside, there is a central hallway with an 18th-century staircase, and two ground floor rooms have elaborate 19th-century mouldings.

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Old Town Hall, Tadcaster

The Old Town Hall, also known as 1 High Street, is a former municipal building and historic building in the High Street, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England. The structure, which now forms part of the headquarters of Samuel Smith's Brewery, is a grade II listed building.

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The Ark (Tadcaster)

The Ark is a historic building on Kirkgate in Tadcaster, a town in North Yorkshire, England. The building was constructed in the late 15th century, and was altered in the 17th century. A tradition claims that the Pilgrim Fathers met at the building, to plan their voyage to the Americas. In 1672, it was known as "Morley Hall", and was owned by Robert Morley. He registered it that year as an independent meeting hall for Congregationalists, one of the first to be legally registered. The building was later converted into a pub, the Old Falcon Inn. In 1959, John Smiths Brewery purchased the building, and converted it into a museum covering local history, in particular the local brewing industry. They rebuilt part of the structure, using original timbers, and added a small extension on its left-hand side. In 1985, the building was upgraded to be Grade II* listed. The museum closed in 1988, and the building became the headquarters of Tadcaster Town Council. The building is two storeys high, and consists of a two-bay hall, and a single-bay crosswing. The building is timber-framed over a Magnesian Limestone and brick base, and the roof is covered in pantiles. The upper floor is slightly jettied, and it has an oriel window with wooden mullions. The gable is supported by two brackets, depicting the heads of a man and woman, reputed to be Noah and Noah's wife, which had led the building to be named after Noah's Ark. There is a replica of the building in Berlin Center, Ohio, which serves as an animal sanctuary.

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Old Vicarage, Tadcaster

The Old Vicarage is a historic building in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England. The building was constructed in the late 13th century, probably as a priest's house. It was rebuilt in about 1500, and has been altered and extended in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. It served for many years as a vicarage, then as a boarding school, and later as the local headquarters of the British Legion. It was Grade II* listed in 1992, and was most recently restored in 1995. Samuel Smith's Brewery, which owns a large number of buildings in Tadcaster, purchased the building in the 1990s and undertook a multi-million pound restoration project that exceeded the requirements set by English Heritage. Upon completion of the restoration in 1995, the vicar of St Mary's Church was informed that the Old Vicarage was intended as her new residence. However, the vicar, who already had a home, declined the offer. Consequently, the building has remained uninhabited since its renovation. The two-storey building is constructed of limestone, infilled in places with brick and breeze blocks. It has a slate roof, with a single gable and a stone chimney. Many of the doors and windows have been blocked over the years, with others created, but early features include a round-headed door on the north-west front. Inside, the former hall was subdivided with stud walls, which survive on the first floor. The roof has a king post structure.

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