Golden Fleece - Pavement, York, Great Britain.
N 53° 57.521 W 001° 04.784
30U E 625989 N 5980632
A sheep with a golden fleece hangs above The "Golden Fleece" a public house near the shambles, Pavement, York, UK.
Waymark Code: WMK9W7
Location: North East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/06/2014
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The pub is located on The street known as 'Pavement' in the centre of the City of York, opposite the historic Tudor shopping street called The Shambles. It has a recognisable large golden fleece hanging above the door. This Golden Fleece sign is unique. and one of the most photographed signs in the Shambles.
From Wikipedia:
The Golden Fleece is an inn in York, England, which has a free house pub on the ground floor and four guest bedrooms above. It was mentioned in the York City Archives as far back as 1503. The inn claims to be the most haunted public house in the City of York. The back yard of the inn is named "Peckitt's Yard" after John Peckett, who owned the premises as well as being Lord Mayor of York around 1702." Text Source: (
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"The Golden Fleece is believed to have been named for gild members of the nearby Merchant Adventurers' Hall who used to drink in the pub. The Gild traded in fleeces and wool. During the English Civil War, Siege Tokens were issed for the pub. When currency was in short supply, tokens for certain trades were issued instead - the inns and hostelries were deemed important enough trades to have their own tokens produced! The token for the Golden Fleece was created for the landlord, Richard Booth, its vaule being a halfpenny.
A pub on this site was first mentioned in the city archives in 1503,a Fleece or Golden Fleece is frequently mentioned in the city archives since then." Text source: (
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In 1983 the inn was designated as a grade II listed building by English Heritage." Text Source: (
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