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The earliest reference to the pub is in 1799 when the Nottingham Directory lists the landlord as John Clayton.
It became an inn tied to the Home Brewery Company, and in 1933-34 was rebuilt to the designs of Albert Edgar Eberlin.
For many years the sign hanging outside of the inn was a whale bone, but this has been moved inside to reduce deterioration.
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...
’s oldest public houses first recorded in 1799.
History
The inn is said to be named after the children ofPrincess Anne
Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of K ...
, the daughter of King James II
James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Re ...
. When his reign was failing, Anne took refuge in Nottingham, arriving on 1 December 1688. The Princess with Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Countess of Nellenburg (née Jenyns, spelt Jennings in most modern references; 5 June 1660 (Old Style) – 18 October 1744), was an English courtier who rose to be one of th ...
and Lady Berkeley, attended by the Bishop of London Henry Compton and the Earl of Dorset remained a few days in Nottingham. Tradition has it that her children were given refuge at the inn. However, none of her children born before the visit were still alive and her next child, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (24 July 1689 – 30 July 1700), was the son of Princess Anne (later Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1702) and her husband, Prince George of Denmark. He was their only child to survive infanc ...
was not born until 8 months after her visit to Nottingham.
The earliest reference to the pub is in 1799 when the Nottingham Directory lists the landlord as John Clayton.
It became an inn tied to the Home Brewery Company, and in 1933-34 was rebuilt to the designs of Albert Edgar Eberlin.
For many years the sign hanging outside of the inn was a whale bone, but this has been moved inside to reduce deterioration.
References
{{Nottingham Places of Interest , state=autocollapse Pubs in Nottingham Basil Baily