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Earl de Grey, Kingston upon Hull

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Coordinates: 53°44′28″N 0°20′28″W / 53.741209°N 0.341095°W / 53.741209; -0.341095
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53°44′28″N 0°20′28″W / 53.741209°N 0.341095°W / 53.741209; -0.341095

The Earl de Grey before relocation

The Earl de Grey is a pub (public house), constructed in the early 19th century in the centre of Kingston upon Hull, England. The building is three storeys high, it had a slate roof[clarification needed] and has a green and cream-coloured fascia (tiling) covering the front of the ground floor, which was added around 1913, decorated with Ionoic pilasters.[1]

The first records of the pub appear in 1831 when it was originally named Junction Dock Tavern; it was renamed in the 1860s after the Earl de Grey at the time, George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon.[1] The Earl de Grey was popular with seafarers, being located close to the docks and in what was at the time Hull's red-light district.[2]

The faience ground floor was likely added around 1913, when the interior was renovated by the then owner, Bentley's Yorkshire Brewery.[1] The exterior of the building was given grade II listed status for its historic value in 1994. Since then it has had extended periods of closure and disuse.[1]

According to a local legend: in the 1980s the pub was home to two parrots Cha Cha and Ringo. A burglar broke in and fearing that the parrots would alert the pub's landlord, stabbed Cha Cha to death. Following the ordeal Ringo then never spoke again.[3] The two parrots are thought to be buried nearby.[2]

In 2018, property developer Wykeland announced that the Earl de Grey would be moved to make room for redevelopment of Castle Street.[4] The Earl de Grey's new location is about 100 feet (30 m) from where it stood originally.[5] The front of the building was disassembled and placed into storage in 2020.[6] Reconstruction work began in January 2024[7] and is due to be completed in 2025, forming part of a restored Castle Street Chambers.[8]

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  1. ^ a b c d Historic England. "Earl de Grey Public House (Grade II) (1297037)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Angus Young (16 July 2020). "Notorious Hull pub 'could return' as punters asked to share their memories". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ James Campbell (28 November 2020). "Hull's most bizarre urban myths - and the truth behind them". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ Alex Grove (15 March 2018). "Iconic Earl De Grey pub to be demolished and moved as part of A63 Castle Street upgrade". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Earl de Grey, Hull: Deconstruction of historic pub starts". BBC News. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ "£2m restoration project to revive Hull's Castle Street Chambers building begins". Hull What's On. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Work starts on restoring landmark dockside pub". BBC News. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Restoration of Hull landmark begins to breathe new life into key site". Construction Industry News. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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