Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
The front of the pub in 2005
Location within Nottingham
General information
Location 1 Brewhouse Yard
Town or city Nottingham
Country England
Coordinates 52°56′57″N 1°09′09″W / 52.94930°N 1.15260°W / 52.94930; -1.15260Coordinates: 52°56′57″N 1°09′09″W / 52.94930°N 1.15260°W / 52.94930; -1.15260
Completed c. 1650–60

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is a public house in Nottingham which claims to have been established in 1189;[1] however, there is no documentation to verify this date. The building rests against Castle Rock, upon which Nottingham Castle is built, and is attached to several caves, carved out of the soft sandstone.[2] These were originally used as a brewhouse for the castle, and appear to date from around the time of the construction of the castle in 1068.

Oldest pub in England

TriptoJerusalem - built into the rock

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is one of several pubs claiming to be the oldest in England - other pubs which claim to be the oldest include Ye Olde Salutation Inn and The Bell Inn also in Nottingham, and Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, north of London.[2]

The pub claims that it was established in 1189 AD - the year that Richard the Lionheart became king and Pope Gregory VIII called for a Third Crusade to the Holy Land; however, there is no documentation to verify this date. Evidence suggests that caves in the rock against which the pub is built were used as a brewhouse for Nottingham Castle, and may date from around the time the castle was built in 1067.[1]

The oldest parts of the current building were constructed between 1650 and 1660, though a map by John Speed shows a previous building in existence in 1610. By 1751 the building was being used as an inn with the name The Pilgrim, and was shortly after that date purchased by William Standford.[1] The first record of the use of the name Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem dates from 1799.[1]

Brewhouse

Brew House Yard acquired its name after 1680.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem (2009). Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem - The Legends and History of Britain's Oldest Pub (PDF). Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem.
  2. 1 2 Rough Guides (2 May 2011). Make the Most of Your Time in Britain. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 67.
  3. ↑ Holland Walker (1929). "Transactions of the Thoroton Society - Wilford Road, Brew House Yard". nottshistory.org.uk/.
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