Royal Children, Nottingham

The Royal Children, located in Castle Gate is a one of Nottingham’s oldest public houses[1] first recorded in 1799.

Royal Children
The Royal Children
Location in Central Nottingham
General information
AddressCastle Gate / St Nicholas Street
Town or cityNottingham
Coordinates
Groundbreaking1933
Completed1934
Design and construction
ArchitectAlbert Edgar Eberlin

History

The inn is said to be named after the children of Princess Anne, the daughter of King James II. When his reign was failing, Anne took refuge in Nottingham, arriving on 1 December 1688. The Princess with Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough and Lady Berkeley, attended by the Bishop of London Henry Crompton and the Earl of Dorset remained a few days in Nottingham. Tradition has it that her children were given refuge at the inn.[2] However, none of her children born before the visit were still alive and her next child, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester was not born until 8 months after her visit to Nottingham.

The pub sign

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.[3]

For many years the sign hanging outside of the inn was a whale bone,[4] but this has been moved inside to reduce deterioration.

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References
  1. "The Royal Children, Castle Gate". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 22 November 1934. Retrieved 7 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "The Royal Children". Nottingham Journal. England. 9 November 1934. Retrieved 7 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. p. 67. ISBN 9780300126662.
  4. "Readers want to know". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 5 December 1950. Retrieved 7 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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