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The pub on George Street dates either from the late 18th century (Historic England) or 1830s (CAMRA) but they agree it was remodelled in 1897 for John Smith's. Grade II listed (list entry 1257774) and on CAMRA's regional inventory of historic pub interiors.

An old photo inside the pub has a caption giving its original name as the Labour in Vain (presumably from Psalm 127:1) and the later name came from the nearby Phoenix Iron Foundry (now Ancroft Close). Historic England note it as 'the last surviving pub inside the City walls which served the cattle market, held within Fishergate Bar until 1827'.

In 2014 the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) produced a book titled "Yorkshire's Real Heritage Pubs" (ISBN 978-1-85249-315-8). These are pubs that might be listed for their exterior architecture, or serve great real ale, but not all: inclusion in the collection is for their unaltered historic interiors representing mostly the Victorian and Edwardian era with features such as brass, carved wood, real fires, mosaics and tiling. This shared description will cover the 36 listed in North Yorkshire as I visit them.