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The White Horse & Griffin was situated on Church Street. This grade-II listed pub is now used as a restaurant.

Listed building details:

Late C18. 3 storeys, rendered. 2 windows, double-hung sashes with glazing bars. Heavy cornice above ground floor. Ground floor has 1 3-light window. Passage archway to left. Early C20 doorway to right with Ionic reeded pilasters on plinths and non-classical pediment. Half-glazed double doors. Originally the White Horse and Griffin, in compliment to the Cholmley family. The first stage coach from Whitby to York ran from here in 1788. Mentioned in Miss Ethel Kidson's novel 'Herringfleet'. Charles Dickens records that oyster shell grottos were a feature of the yard.

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