Spotted Cow

A classic old market-side pub, facing directly on to livestock pens. The internal highlight here is the low-ceilinged tap room left of the corridor, although the corridor itself and the right-hand former smoke room (now accessed from the rear) also convey some sense of the old Victorian interior. In 1983 the pub became one of the first to receive Tetley's 'Heritage' badging. However, alterations not long afterwards (opposed by CAMRA and York Georgian Society at the time) led to the loss of compartmented character from the rear parts.