Saltersgate inn history books

In the 1730s the landlord of saltersgate inn was a retired seacaptain and he allowed trade in smuggled goods to go on in his inn, so that the smugglers and local people could avoid paying high taxes however, the tax inspectors of the day excise or preventative men raided the inn on numerous occasions. Saltersgate inn, saltersgate, saltersgatepickering, pubs, public houses, bars, bars and inns, drinking establishments, inn, going out, having fun, drinking. Village scraps world war ii reenactment as organisers. Saltersgate inn and the fire that never goes out, dates back to 1648 tells that a fire must burn continually in the hearth to avert catastrophe. Gale street inn, chicago jefferson park menu, prices. Levisham, north riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry. K tells that a fire must burn continually in the hearth to avert catastrophe.

Derelict smugglers inn may be saved as historic site auctioned. The pub was famed as a haunt for smugglers taking salt and rum across the moors from boats which had been lured onto. Mark jasper is the author of many books in the good night our world series, the cape cod christmas cookbook, haunted cape cod and the islands, and haunted inns of. Those travelling on the a169 from pickering to whitby have witnessed the hostelrys sad decline from popular watering hole to decaying, abandoned building. The saltersgate inn, near levisham, on the north york moors 0 comment a wellknown north yorkshire pub that has been derelict for years has been bought by two brothers, but mystery still surrounds. The historic saltersgate inn is going under the hammer with a guide price of. Goahead to demolish historic pub on moors york press. The saltersgate inn, on the road between pickering and whitby. It has a station on the railway, and its post town, money order, and telegraph office.

Theres so much going on in northern yorkshire we have a dedicated blog. A walk through the derelict shell of the haunted saltersgate inn in north yorkshire. Yorkshire, on the york and whitby railway, 6 miles nne of pickering. The pub is situated on the north york moors, just past the hole of horcum. Haunted history legend of saltersgate inn facebook. The buyers have so far declined to talk to the media or reveal their plans. The saltergate inn, previously known as the wagon and horses many fishermen and smugglers began making use of the isolation of the saltersgate inn then know as the wagon and horses to carry on their trade of illegally salting fish, which kept them fresh when transporting around the country. The legend of saltersgate inn in levisham, north yorkshire,u. The legend of saltersgate inn in levisham, north yorkshire, tells that a fire must burn continually in the hearth to avert catastrophe. According to local history the curse stems from the 1730s when the landlord, a retired sea captain allowed smugglers to use his inn so that locals could avoid paying high taxes on goods. The saltersgate inn was situated on the a169 according to local history the curse stems from the 1730s when the landlord, a retired sea captain allowed smugglers to use his inn so that locals could avoid paying high taxes on goods. The saltersgate inn as it stands today while sceptics will brush off the claims as folklore, and will argue that the fire was simply there to welcome those travellers who came at any time during the day and night, a lot of locals believe that there is something sinister afoot the legendary inn. Endless resources about whitby, rosedale abbey, north yorkshire moors and much more. A village has scrapped its annual world war ii reenactment because organisers fear it could cause offence to visitors by falling foul of the equalities act.