The Bay Horse looks set to have bolted from a York suburb after around 200 years.
Plans have now been submitted to convert the now closed pub in Fulford into a café with three flats on its upper levels.
Manchester-based Arborfield Estates, who bought the venue earlier this year, are now seeking approval for a change of use from City of York Council.
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