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It has existed as a pub since 1738 and has been known as The Black Swan since 1776, although it may have been given this name earlier. [1] However, the pub is more commonly known as The Dirty Duck. [2] [3] It is unclear where this name originates. One reason could be that it was given this name by brewery families who played darts in the pub. [4]
In 2006, The Black Swan was bought by Tom and Anne Banks. [4] Their sons Tommy and James became involved in the running of the pub and restaurant, with Tommy working in the kitchen and James running the front of the house. [5] In 2010, The Black Swan won Two AA Rosettes [6] and was voted AA Pub of the Year in England. [7] [8]
The restaurant at The Black Swan first won a Michelin Star in 2012 with Adam Jackson as chef. [6] When Jackson left to set up his own restaurant in June 2013, Banks took over as head chef at The Black Swan. [7] At the age of 24, Banks was the youngest chef to receive a Michelin Star when the restaurant retained its Michelin Star that year. [8] [9]
The Black Swan is a historic hotel in Helmsley, a town in North Yorkshire, in England The oldest part of the hotel is a timber-framed building of the late 16th century. [ 1 ] It was a high-status, two-storey house facing the town's market place, with a parlour wing extending back from the left gable.
The pub later came into the ownership of Bass. [4] In 1954, it was grade II* listed. [2] One tradition claims that the Black Swan is linked to St Cuthbert's Church by an underground passage. The pub is also said to be haunted by several ghosts. [5] Since 1978, it has hosted a folk music club, and since 2003, an annual folk festival.
A perfect storm led to Bayesian sinking, experts say. The combination of unlikely factors that could have contributed to the ship's fate constituted a "black swan event," Matthew Schanck, chairman ...
The pub, in 2013. The Old Swan is a historic public house in Gargrave, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The pub was built in either the 18th century, or the early 19th century. It was grade II listed in 1989. [1] In 2020, the landlord attempted to burn down the building, and had to be rescued from the roof of the building while it was ...
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