Black Bull

What the record says

• ✓Listed. Grade II, listed 19 December 1984 (list entry 1315499). It is listed partly for its group value in the square.[6]
• c.The building. "Probable C17 origin", much altered in the 18th century and later. Inside are a chamfered ceiling beam and a chamfered fireplace beam; the gables on the south side have Victorian bargeboards.[6]
• ≠How old?. CAMRA's listing calls it a 13th-century building, which Historic England's description does not support (it gives a probable 17th-century origin). Treat the 13th-century date as unproven.[14][6]
• ✓Today. Open, with a small snug, a bar with open fires, beer served through a small hatch, and 10 guest rooms.[14]

Stories

The pub is "purported to have a resident ghost", according to its CAMRA entry. ?[14]

Photographs

Still to find

• Any record of it as an inn before the 20th century
• Licensees before the 2010s

Particulars

Address

St James Square (6 St James Square), Boroughbridge

Historic parish

Aldborough (Boroughbridge became a separate civil parish in 1866)[24]

Riding

West Riding

Kind of house

Inn

Earliest mention

Described as a public house when it was listed in 1984: the earliest firm date we hold so far

Opened

Not documented

Closed

Still trading

Building today

Pub with rooms[14]

Where

Pin from OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL and Historic England. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.