Duke of York, Ganwick Corner

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The Duke of York is a former coaching inn at Ganwick Corner on the section of the Great North Road now known as Barnet Road, between Chipping Barnet and Potters Bar. It is grade II listed. [1]

The pub was licensed in 1752. [2]

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References

  1. Historic England. "Duke of York (1103566)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. A History of the County of Middlesex, Vol. 5, p. 278.