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This Pub is Permanently Closed
Pleasant 1930s estate pub built by John Smith’s Brewery with snug, bar games lounge with TV well used by locals. Has the benefit of a bus stop right outside the pub. Disabled access is available, ramp required and helpful staff assist as required.
Planning application 21/00304/FUL Erection of 8no. dwellings with associated parking and landscaping following demolition of buildings. Approved on appeal (22/00050/REF) 05 Apr 2023
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed status: Not listed
Built in 1934 by John Smith’s brewery (under their chief architect, Bertram Wilson) the Magnet is one of the generation of ‘Improved’ houses that were designed for the inter-war suburbs. Well-preserved examples are hard to find and this is the best survivor of its type in York. Both public bar and snug retain their fitted seating and other notable features are the bar’s arched back-fitting, the glazed dividing screen to the (defunct) off-sales and typical Thirties tilework in the off-sales itself and the gents’ toilet.
Pubs to Cherish Yorkshire's Real Heritage Pubs lists the 119 public houses in the Yorkshire region which still have interiors or internal features of real historic significance. They are a richly-diverse part of Yorkshire's cultural and built heritage. Some of...