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HISTORIC PUBS OF GOODRAMGATE ,YORK.

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GOODRAMGATE.  GOLDEN SLIPPER PUB. FROM 1826.

GOODRAMGATE. GOLDEN SLIPPER PUB. FROM 1826.

[I am over 80 years of age, and 50 years ago a friend and i decided to visit every pub in York city centre. Don"t panic , we only drank 3 pint a night. Many pubs have closed down. So i thought i would visit some of the historic ones. Starting in Goodramgate.
I began with a meal of Fish and Chips in Drakes Fisheries in Petergate, just 20 yards from Goodramgate....At the start of the street is the Old White Swan, on the left. Part of the building date from 1703. In olden days numerous court proceeding were held here. Walking down the street i passed the oldest surving buildings in York,Our Ladys Row. They had been built in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church.-- The name Goodramgate derives from Gutherungata an old Norse name from 12th century. Further down is the Snickleway pub on the right. This pub is from the time of the siege of York in 1644. A former name is Anglers Arms. On a corner is The CrossKeys pub, this pub is quite young, only 1904, it is only a stones throw from York Minster. I did some shopping in Boyes department store, and decided it was about time i had a pint., so crossed the road to the Golden Slipper pub, this pub is from 1826. The pub is divided into three small rooms, the bar in the largest. The pub is only one mile from York railway station. Next door to the Golden Slipper is the Royal Oak at number 18 Goodramgate. The Royal Oak is from the 17th century, again with small rooms. I sat in the Snug, which says it can be reserved for private parties.-------------The gate in GoodramGATE comes from Norse Gata for street , to confuse you more the gates in the city wall are called Bars. g=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/935071/DSCN0215.JPG]GOODRAMGATE, ROYAL OAK PUB.    SNUG.

GOODRAMGATE, ROYAL OAK PUB. SNUG.

img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/935071/DSCN0214.JPG caption=GOODRAMGATE. GOLDEN SLIPPER PUB. FROM 1826.]GOODRAMGATE, GOLDEN SLIPPER PUB, front lounge.

GOODRAMGATE, GOLDEN SLIPPER PUB, front lounge.

GOODRAMGATE, GOLDEN SLIPPER, Back lounge.

GOODRAMGATE, GOLDEN SLIPPER, Back lounge.

GOODRAMGATE, CROSS KEYS PUB.from 1904.

GOODRAMGATE, CROSS KEYS PUB.from 1904.

GOODRAMGATE. View from Cross Keys pub.of York Minster.

GOODRAMGATE. View from Cross Keys pub.of York Minster.

GOODRAMGATE, SNICKLEWAYS PUB.from 1644.

GOODRAMGATE, SNICKLEWAYS PUB.from 1644.

GOODRAMGATE. OLD WHITE SWAN PUB. from 1703.

GOODRAMGATE. OLD WHITE SWAN PUB. from 1703.

GOODRAMGATE. OLD LADYS ROW.

GOODRAMGATE. OLD LADYS ROW.

MEAL IN DRAKES FISHERIES.

MEAL IN DRAKES FISHERIES.

PETERGATE, DRAKES FISHERIES.

PETERGATE, DRAKES FISHERIES.

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