Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is a Grade II listed public house in Nottingham, England, which claims to be the oldest in the country. The building rests against Castle Rock, upon which Nottingham Castle is built, and is attached to several caves carved out of the soft sandstone. It is one of several establishments making similar claims, including Ye Olde Salutation Inn and The Bell Inn in Nottingham, Ye Olde Boar's Head in Middleton, and Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans.
The pub claims to have been established in 1189, the year Richard the Lionheart became king, though no documentary evidence supports this date. The caves cut into the rock behind the pub are believed to have been used as a brewhouse for Nottingham Castle and may date from around 1067. The oldest parts of the present building are generally dated to between 1650 and 1660, although a map by John Speed shows a structure on the site in 1610.
By 1751, the building was in use as an inn known as The Pilgrim, and was purchased shortly afterwards by William Standford. The earliest recorded use of the name Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem dates from 1799. The structure is partly timber-framed with brick nogging and painted brick, featuring plain tile roofs with single ridge and side wall stacks.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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