Robin Hood (Sutton Harbour)
Locality | |
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Coordinate | 50.366932, -4.1351 |
Adm. div. | Devon |
Vicinity | 12 New Street, The Barbican, Sutton Harbour, Plymouth |
Type | Public house |
Interest | Robin Hood name |
Status | Defunct |
First Record | 1844 |
A.k.a. | Robin Hood Club; Shirley Valentine's Taverna; Kapadokya |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-05-24. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07.
The Robin Hood at 12 New Street, the Barbican, Plymouth, already seems to have had a long if largely unrecorded (or undiscovered) history when it closed as a public house in 1931 to continue or be revived as the Robin Hood Club, a night club.
The grade II listed 12 New Street is a beautiful 16th century building in Plymouth's oldest street.[1] According to Plymouth local historian Chris Robinson, the Robin Hood was 'an even older establishment' than the Robin Hood and Little John at Prince Rock, which was in existence by the mid-19th century.[2] Circa 2009, the Robin Hood nightclub gave way to Shirley Valentine's Taverna, which specialised in Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine[3] Still more recently this restaurant was replaced by Kapadokya, a Turkish restaurant.[4] The Pub Wiki provides information on publicans etc. for the years 1889-1923.[5] To the information provided there should be added Flintoff's Directory and Guide Book to Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse, and Their Vicinities (1844), which lists 'Robin Hood Inn' in New Street with a Benjamin Bowers as publican.[6]
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
Sources
- Chris Robinson's Plymouth: Robin Hood (page no longer existing; website still online)
- Flintoff, G., compil. Flintoff's Directory and Guide Book to Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse, and Their Vicinities ([1844]), p. 108
- Plymouth CAMRA: Shirley Valentine's Taverna
- Pub Wiki: Robin Hood, 12 New Street, Plymouth
- What ?ub: Shirley Valentine's Taverna
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Devon CXXIII.12 (c. 1854–63; surveyed c. 1854)
- 25" O.S. map Devon CXXIII.12 (1895; rev. 1892) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Devon CXXIII.12 (1895; rev. 1892–93)
- 25" O.S. map Devon CXXIII.12 (1914; rev. 1912)
- 6" O.S. map Devonshire CXXIII.SE (1896; surveyed 1892–93)
- 6" O.S. map Devonshire CXXIII.SW & SE (1907; rev. 1905) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Devonshire CXXIII.SW & SE (1907; rev. 1905)
- 6" O.S. map Devonshire CXXIII.SW & SE (1919; rev. 1912)
- 6" O.S. map Devonshire CXXIII.SW & SE (c. 1946; rev. 1938).
Background
Also see
Notes
- ↑ Historic England: The Robin Hood Club.
- ↑ Chris Robinson's Plymouth: Robin Hood (page no longer exists; website still online.)
- ↑ Plymouth CAMRA: Shirley Valentine's Taverna.
- ↑ Facebook: Kapadokya Restaurant.
- ↑ Pub Wiki: Robin Hood, 12 New Street, Plymouth.
- ↑ Flintoff, G., compil. Flintoff's Directory and Guide Book to Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse, and Their Vicinities ([1844]), p. 108.
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New street with the Kapadokya restaurant / N. Chadwick, 5 Aug. 2018: Creative Commons, via Geograph.