The Sloop Inn
{{Short description|Inn in St Ives, Cornwall}}
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The Sloop Inn is an inn in St Ives, Cornwall, England, located on the wharf. It is one of the oldest inns in Cornwall, the public house is dated to "circa 1312" although the present building was built in the 17th or 18th century. Made of granite rubble, with a slate roof, the Sloop Inn was the favourite haunt of Victorian artists, including Louis Grier, and many of his paintings hung there in earlier years.
Today the public house is a traditional bar, with low ceilings but with an outside decking area. It also includes accommodation for guests.
History
The present building dates from the 17th or 18th century, but the public house is dated to "circa 1312".{{cite book|last=Else|first=David|title=Britain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zhJGpvZwhSIC&pg=PA409|accessdate=16 October 2011|year=2003|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74059-338-0|page=409}} The inn is one of the oldest surviving in Cornwall, possibly in the United Kingdom,{{cite book|last1=Harris|first1=Terry L.|title=Living Vicariously: Traveling Through Great Britain - Stories, Conversations, a Guide, Bits & Bobs|date=29 October 2015|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=9781329538016|page=87|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mnmYCgAAQBAJ|language=en}} and was popular with artists during the Victorian era, with one commentator stating that the artists and fisherman got on well together. One particular artist who enjoyed the atmosphere was Louis Grier, who had many paintings hung there.{{cite book|last=Whybrow|first=Marion|title=St Ives, 1883-1993: portrait of an art colony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4VdIAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=16 October 2011|year=1994|publisher=Antique Collectors' Club|isbn=978-1-85149-170-4}}
Today, the public house is described in the Lonely Planet guide as "A classic old fishermen's boozer, complete with low ceilings, tankards behind the bar and a comprehensive selection of Cornish ales."{{cite book|last=Else|first=David|title=England|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781741045901|url-access=registration|accessdate=16 October 2011|date=1 March 2009|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-590-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781741045901/page/419 419]}} It has accommodation for guests,{{cite web|title=Our Rooms ' Sloop Inn, St Ives, Cornwall ' One of Cornwall's Oldest & Most Famous Inns|url=http://www.sloop-inn.co.uk/our-rooms/|website=www.sloop-inn.co.uk|accessdate=13 August 2016}} as well as an outside upper deck bar.{{cite news|title=Travel review: Beautiful St Ives is truly a sight for sore eyes|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/travel-review-beautiful-st-ives-is-truly-a-sight-for-sore-eyes-1-6116445|accessdate=13 August 2016|work=www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk|date=6 October 2013}}
Architecture
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Set on the Wharf at St. Ives, the building is set over two storeys, and built between the 17th and 18th centuries. The roof is made of slate with a flat-headed dormer and a single chimney stack. The building is made of colour-washed granite rubble stone and has a tarred plinth. The inn was designated a Grade II listed building as a group with the nearby cottages in Back Lane, listed on 4 June 1952.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-69156-the-sloop-inn-st-ives|title=The Sloop Inn, St Ives|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=16 October 2010}}
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References
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External links
{{commonscat|Sloop Inn, St Ives}}
- [http://www.sloop-inn.co.uk/ Official site]
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Category:Buildings and structures in St Ives, Cornwall
Category:1312 establishments in England