The Sloop Inn

For other places of the same name, see The Sloop Inn (disambiguation).
The Sloop Inn
General information
Location St Ives, Cornwall, England
Coordinates 50°12′55″N 5°28′46″W / 50.21528°N 5.47944°W / 50.21528; -5.47944
Completed c.1312

The Sloop Inn is an inn in St Ives, Cornwall, England, located on the wharf. It is one of the best known and oldest inns in Cornwall. The 14th century public house is dated to "circa 1312".[1]The Sloop was the favourite haunt of Louis Grier and many of his paintings hung there in earlier years.[2] The Rogers family hosted the Sloop Inn for nearly a century.

Architecture

The courtyard of the Sloop Arms.

It is described as "A classic old fishermen's boozer, complete with low ceilings, tankards behind the bar and a comprehensive selection of Cornish ales."[3] The inn, dated to the 17th or 18th century, is a Grade II listed building, listed on 4 June 1952.[4] It is described as a "low, L-shaped building, of colourwashed granite rubble with tarred plinth", with "19th century double-hung sashes and easements and no glazing bars".[4]

References

  1. ↑ Else, David (2003). Britain. Lonely Planet. p. 409. ISBN 978-1-74059-338-0. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Whybrow, Marion (1994). St Ives, 1883-1993: portrait of an art colony. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 978-1-85149-170-4. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Else, David (1 March 2009). England. Lonely Planet. p. 419. ISBN 978-1-74104-590-1. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  4. 1 2 "The Sloop Inn, St Ives". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 October 2010.

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