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. After the Battle of Marston Moor the inn was used as a hospital for wounded soldiers.

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. The pub was extended in the early-18th century. 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. In the late-19th century, the pub was again extended, at which time, it was known as Boddy's Inn. 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. Its former bar screen, of stained glass, probably dates from the 1890s and is believed to have been designed by J. W. Knowles & Co. who were based at 35 Stonegate. In 1954, the pub was grade II listed.

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Masonic Hall, Duncombe Place

The Masonic Hall is a historic building on Duncombe Place in York, in England. The building was designed by the architect John Edwin Gates member of the York Lodge and the interior of the Lodge room was designed by J Barton-Wilson, a fellow Freemason from London. The Foundation Stone was laid in the North East corner of the Lodge Room by the Worshipful Master, William Lawton, on the 8th September 1862, into which was placed a jar containing mementos. Construction was completed in 1863 with consecration taking place on June 2nd. It was subsequently altered in 1866, with the front elevation being taken down and rebuilt 12 feet further forward. This allowed the extension of the Banqueting Room on the first floor, the original winding staircase was replaced with the current square staircase, and the original porch way entrance was moved to its current position. A large extension was added in the early 20th century. to provide offices and accommodation for a caretaker. The hall is of two storeys, with a basement beneath. The original building, including the masonic hall itself, is of grey brick, while the extension is red brick. The entrance is now through the extension. The front has a moulding depicting masonic symbols. The library has 18th century panelling and a fireplace of similar date The building was transferred to the Duncombe Place Masonic hall Charitable Trust in 1993 with the aim To preserve for the benefit of the City of York and the nation at large the freehold premises, situate and known as "The Masonic Hall, Duncombe Place" in the City of York. The building is host to several masonic lodges, including Albert Victor Lodge 2328, and to York Lodge 236 the oldest Masonic Lodge in York today, which was founded as the Union Lodge in 1777. From 1806, the lodge was based at 7 Little Blake Street, but that property was demolished when Duncombe Place was constructed, and the current hall was then built. The building is the oldest purpose-built masonic hall in the city. The building was grade II listed in 1997.

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21 and 25 Stonegate

21 and 25 Stonegate is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The building's origins are in the 15th century, when a terrace of three timber-framed houses was constructed. This was probably originally five bays long, but the north-easternmost bay was later demolished. The houses were originally all two storeys tall, with the upper floors jettied. In the late 16th century, an extra storey was added to the south-westernmost bay. The north-easternmost bay had a rear wing added in brick in about 1700, and in the 18th century, the second bay from the south-west also had a third storey added. In the late 19th century, brick extensions were added at the back of the remaining bays. From 1898 to 1902, the architect George Henry Walton worked from No. 21. The building was Grade II* listed in 1954, and was restored in 1974. The front of the building is plastered, and the ground floor is occupied by shopfronts, some of which date from the 19th century. There are sash windows on the upper floors. The ground floor of one bay is now taken up with a wide passageway giving access to the York Medical Society building at 23 Stonegate. Inside, there is a historic staircase, and some cast iron fireplaces.

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48 and 50 Stonegate

48 and 50 Stonegate is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The timber framed building lies on the north side of Stonegate. It was built in about 1600, and was altered in the 19th century, when two shopfronts were inserted on the ground floor, the windows were changed, and the interior was rearranged. The building was Grade II* listed in 1954. Since 2009, part of the building has been the House of the Trembling Madness pub and shop, which has won an award as the UK's leading independent beer retailer. The three-storey building is rendered and painted at the front. The shopfronts are constructed of timber, and there is a pantile roof and brick chimneystacks. Both storeys are jettied at the front, and the upper floors each have two sash windows. The ground floor has paired doorways in the centre, both having fanlights. The right-hand side of the building faces onto a snickelway, with a further door and windows. The Norman House is at the rear. Inside, some historic fireplaces survive, including one from about 1700. There is an early staircase from the first to the second floor of number 50, and an 18th-century door in its attic.

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Mulberry Hall

Mulberry Hall is a Grade II* listed building on Stonegate, in the city centre of York, in England. Stonegate has been an important street for many centuries, and a Mulberry Hall existed on the site by 1372, housing the prebend of North Newbald. In the mid-15th century, the house was demolished and a new one built. Some modern sources give the date of rebuilding as 1434, and this date is now painted onto the building. The new structure was a two-storey timber-framed building, running from the corner of Stonegate and Little Stonegate, and stretching along Stonegate to cover three building plots. In about 1574, a third storey was added to the building. The whole structure was widened to the rear, by a few feet, and a new two-storey wing added to the rear of this, with a large kitchen on the ground floor. In the 18th century, the part of the building next to Little Stonegate was rebuilt, and has since been a separate structure, 15 Stonegate. The remainder was divided into two tenements with shops below. In the 1950s, the whole remaining part of the house was converted into a single large shop, a china and glass retailer also named Mulberry Hall. This closed in 2016, since when it has been occupied by the first UK branch of Käthe Wohlfahrt, a year-round Christmas shop. Although the building has been heavily altered over the years, it retains a jettied front with exposed timber-framing, and original 16th and 17th-century windows on the upper floors. One window frame was formerly inscribed with the date "1574", although this is no longer visible. To the rear, part of the structure is timber-framed and jettied, although the north-east bay was rebuilt in brick in about 1700. The first floor has extensive 17th-century wood panelling, and there is also a staircase dating from about 1700. The building is owned by the Sinclair family, a well known York family.

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