Ye Olde Dolphin Inne

{{Short description|Pub in Derby, Derbyshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}

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Ye Olde Dolphin Inne is a Grade II listed pub, on Queen Street, in the city of Derby, England.{{NHLE |num= 1228932|desc= Ye Olde Dolphin Inne, Derby|access-date= 18 August 2014|mode=cs2}}

It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.{{cite book|last1=Brandwood|first1=Geoff|title=Britain's best real heritage pubs|date=2013|publisher=CAMRA|location=St. Albans|isbn=9781852493042|page=30}}

It was built in the late 16th century, with the licence said to date from 1580, and is the oldest pub in Derby. The timber-framed exterior of the building was remodeled in the early 20th century.

The 18th-century extension, on the left-hand side of the building in Full Street, was originally a doctor's house, wherein he dissected the bodies of criminals who had been hanged.{{cite web|url=https://picturethepast.org.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/dchq002712/posterid/dchq002712.html|title=Ye Olde Dolphin Inn|website=Picture the Past|access-date=3 January 2019}}

The Offiler's Lounge is named after the Derby brewery of the same name, which ended production in 1966.{{Cite web|url=https://pubheritage.camra.org.uk/pubs/15|title=Olde Dolphin Inne - Pub Heritage|website=pubheritage.camra.org.uk}}{{Cite web|url=http://breweryhistory.com/wiki/index.php?title=Offiler%27s_Brewery_Ltd|title=Offiler's Brewery Ltd - Brewery History Society Wiki|website=breweryhistory.com}}

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