Black Bull, Ripon

The Black Bull is a historic pub in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England.

The pub lies on the Old Market Place. The western part of the pub is a timber-framed building, constructed in the 17th century, while the eastern part of the pub was built in the early 19th century.[1] By this time, it was an important coaching inn, served by the Earl of Zetland, Richmond Courier, Impire and Union stagecoaches.[2] The western part was refronted in the mid 19th century. The pub was grade II listed in 1949.[1] In 2013, the pub was renamed "So! Bar and Eats", but in 2024 it returned to the "Black Bull" name. It is owned by Greene King.[3]

The building is roughcast with pantile roofs, the right higher, and each part has two storeys and two bays. The left part contains two two-storey bay windows with moulded cornices, and above is a parapet. On the right part is a doorway with reeded pilaster, a semicircular fanlight and a cornice, to its left is a small round-headed window, above is a sash window with a wedge lintel and a keystone, and to the right is a two-storey bow window. Inside, there is a mid-18th century staircase.[1][4] The bar is in the eastern section, while the western section has a further seating area, and there is a large games area upstairs.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "The Black Bull Public House, Ripon (1150136)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  2. ^ Bradley, Tom (1889). The Old Coaching Days in Yorkshire. Leeds: Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Company.
  3. ^ Grafton, Flora (5 July 2024). "Rebrand in Ripon to see return of traditional pub name". The Stray Ferret. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. ^ Leach, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009). Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12665-5.
  5. ^ "Black Bull, Ripon". Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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