Pub be the oldest surviving establishment in the United Kingdom, although in several cases original buildings have been demolished and replaced on the same site. Others are ancient buildings that were used for purposes other than as a pub previously in their history. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, Hertfordshire, holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest pub in England, as it is an 11th-century structure on an 8th-century site. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham is claimed to be the "oldest inn in England". It has a claimed date of 1189, based on the fact it is
Royal Children, Nottingham only child, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester was not born until 8 months after her visit to Nottingham. The earliest reference to the pub is in 1799 when the Nottingham Directory lists the landlord as John Clayton. It became an inn tied to the Home Brewery Company, and in 1933-34 was rebuilt to the designs of Albert Edgar Eberlin. For many years the sign hanging outside of the inn was a whale bone, but this has been moved inside to reduce deterioration. Royal Children, Nottingham The Royal Children, located in Castle Gate is a one of Nottingham’s oldest public houses