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£3 million investment in the refurbishment of 3 York pubs

Three York city-centre pubs are re-opening after lengthy refurbishments totalling £3 million.

According to The York Press, The Gillygate, the Old White Swan in Goodramgate and the Judges Lodgings will all be re-opening in the next month.

Staff at The Gillygate gave a sneak preview of their £500k refurbishment on Thursday evening.

The pub has been completely redecorated inside and out, new floors have been added, the garden has been redesigned and the lettings rooms have been fully refurbished.

Owner Brian, who has run pubs in Ireland and Paris as well as York, said: “I’ve been looking for the perfect pub business to run as my own and when the Gillygate came available I jumped at the opportunity.

“The pub has historically been the focal point for the area, the hub where people can meet and feel like it is theirs.”

Over in Goodramgate, work is almost finished at The Old White Swan, where owners Nicholson’s have spent around £300,000.

In Lendal, work is nearing completion at the Judges Lodgings. Thwaites Brewery, which bought the pub in 2012 for £1.5 million, has added it to its “Inns of Character” portfolio and spent more than £2 million – an initial £500k on the work last year, and now £1.7 million over the past six months.

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