Ye Olde White Harte
53°44′34.6″N 0°20′00.7″W / 53.742944°N 0.333528°W
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Ye Olde White Harte is a
Description
Ye Olde White Harte is sited in Silver Street in Old Town, Hull, but faces a courtyard between that street and Bowlalley Lane. An alleyway connects the two streets and provides access to the pub. A billiards room is built over the alleyway to the north of the courtyard. To the east and west of the courtyard are late 18th- or early 19th-century brick buildings.[1]
The earliest part of the current structure dates to around 1660 and is constructed of red brick, with its upper floors painted in a light colour. The façade, facing into the courtyard, is of six bays. The entrance is in the third bay from the left and is slightly projecting, with a lead-glazed door with an oval-shaped overlight and pediment. The windows are square-headed with a keystone detail. At the top of the ground floor is a prominent cornice detail. The first floor has 12-pane sash windows except for the bay above the entrance which has a taller single-light window. The attic floor has a single square window and the roof has pantiles.[1]
The ground floor consists of two bars set either side of a staircase. The interior dates largely to the late 19th century and each bar contains a large brick-built fireplace. The dog-legged stair case is partly original with 19th-century additions. The first floor contains two rooms used as a restaurant. The walls are wood panelled, including some 17th-century details, and there is a 17th-century panel door. A window in the landing depicts, in stained glass,
History
There was a house on the site in 1550 but the current structure was built around 1660 in the
The structure was the location of another plot, made in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution of November 1688 when the protestant William III deposed the Catholic James II. A room in the house was used by the Protestant Deputy-Governor of Hull to plot the overthrow of the Governor Marmaduke Langdale, 2nd Baron Langdale, a Catholic who had been appointed by James II.[1] Langdale was successfully removed, in an event known in Hull as Town Taking Day.[2]
The structure became a pub in the 1730s.[2] In April 1806 the 26-year-old daughter of the landlord suffered fatal burns when her clothing caught fire while lighting the fireplace in the main bar.[2] The pub was remodelled by local architects Smith & Broderick in 1881. This included works to the façade. Internally the works were Romantic in style and intended to imitate the appearance of a 17th-century inn.[1] Internal timbers of the building show evidence of fire damage dating to 1883.[1] In April 1912 the landlady of the pub passed out at the top of the stairs. She fell and broke her neck, leading to her death.[2]
The pub was granted statutory protection when it was designated a
An application to make internal alterations was refused in 2017 after objections by
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Historic England. "The Old White Hart Inn (Ye Olde White Harte) (1197696)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lucas, Hannah (18 September 2021). "Hull's most historic pubs that serve pints in a time warp". HullLive. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Nooks and Corners". Private Eye. No. 1587. 2 December 2022. p. 22.