York Historic Environment Record

In the 1920s there were already two taverns in Dringhouses, but despite the villager's objection, William Wilkinson was granted a licence to open a third one, naming it the Turf Tavern. Due to the complaints about the noise and disturbance from the residents at The Hollies, the tavern was forced to move in 1897. The reopened Turf Tavern occupied the newly built end of a terrace on Railway View. It was popular with the locals and due to the number of new housing developments it became too small to cater for everyone. Thus the Tavern moved again in the mid-1950s to Thanet Road and was eventually demolished in 2014 to make way for housing. No 1. Railway View became a greengrocery and later a corner shop until it was turned into a residential property in 1999. The building has historic and communal value due to its unique history and importance as a local tavern.
York Civic Trust