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The 'North Gate' archway found at the end of
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Prior to 1828, the pub was known as the 'Black Boy'. Though still referred to by its traditional name, it was officially altered to the 'King's Arms' and, later, the 'Fleur de Lys', until a change of ownership led to the restoration of the old name and the creation of the "Black Boy Inn" as it is
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During restoration work in 2009 workmen uncovered a range of relics underneath the dining room floorboards. The collection included a child's shoe, clay pipes, and a coin thought to date back to 1860. Upstairs rooms unveiled old beams which are thought to come from old sailing ships.
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this street was commonly referred to as 'Black Boy' street. The earliest reference to the "Black Boy" can be found in
Caernarfon's archives dated 1717, a Deed of Sale of a house in "Street Y Black Boy" between Thomas Wynne, Glynllifon and a Henry Robyns.
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because of the darkness of his skin and eyes, as well as the fact that
Royalists met at the Inn secretly at that time. Later, the place became the local fishermen's favourite drinking place and the name of ‘black boy’ may come from this period.
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translates to "Four and Six Street": what the sailors are reputed to have paid for a room, a bottle of gin, and the services of a woman for the night.
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