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Gallery
Market Place Market Place
Note the new building in the photo on the corner.
Regent Street Regent Street
Note the 'Old Red Lion Hotel'
Chapmangate Chapmangate
Note the independent chapel built in 1807 to the left.
The Windmill Inn, The Tiger Inn
The Windmill Inn in Chapmangate is first mentioned in Baines 1823 Trade directory, it seems to have changed it's name to the Tiger Inn in 1825. It is not in the 1861 census, so it must have disappeared around 1860.
1844 Watson Map
The 1844 William Watson Map - Tiger Inn Yard is clearly marked
1855 William Watson Map
In 1855 William Watson drew a superb map
showing us exactly how the Tiger Inn looked
Chapmangate 1960's
Roger Bellingham thankfully recorded Chapmangate
before it's demolition
.
Compare this with the 1855 map above.
Note the roof heights.
1803 Let
The Hull Packet (Hull, England), Tuesday, December 20, 1803; Issue 884.
   
Landlords of the Windmill / Tiger Inn
   
1858 White's Directory Tiger, Ed. Siddall, Chapmangate (In the 1861 census, Ed. Siddall is a farmer)
1855 Wm. Watson Map Tiger Inn, Ed. Siddall
1845 Easton's Directory Siddall Charles, Tiger Inn (Owner: Late Mr. Collinson's trustees)
1844 William's Directory Tiger—Rt. Ivenson, Chapmangate
1840 White's Directory Tiger, Thos. Fugell, Cgt
1834 Piggot's Directory Tiger, Sarah Briggs, Chapman gate
1825 ER Archives QDT/2/14/81 - Alehouse recognizance for Thomas Grant of the 'Tyger" at Pocklington.
1823 Baine's Directory Windmill, Thos. Grant, Chapmangate
1823 ER Archives QDT/2/14/13 - Alehouse recognizance for Thomas Grant of the 'Windmill' at Pocklington.
1822 ER Archives QDT/2/14/37 - Alehouse recognizance for Thomas Grant of the 'Windmill' at Pocklington.
1803 Newspaper advert The Hull Packet (Hull, England), Tuesday, December 20, 1803; Issue 884.

If you wish to add to the story of the Windmill/Tiger Inn, or correct any of the above information, then please contact me.