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John Andrew, King of the Smugglers

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire

A smuggling landlord who ran his trade from the Ship Inn.

John Andrew was the landlord of the Ship Inn at Saltburn and was known as the 'King of the Smugglers'. He ran a large smuggling business from the beach, landing gin, brandy and tea.

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When
1780s–1820s
Where
54.5850, -0.9700
Group
Pirates

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The Ship Inn is at Old Saltburn. Saltburn also has a Victorian pier and cliff lift.

Cover of Blood and Gold by Cale Mills
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Blood and Gold

Sixteen true stories of mutiny, mercy, treasure and the gallows from the Golden Age of Piracy: Henry Every, Bartholomew “Black Bart” Roberts, Edward England, Howell Davis, Christopher Moody, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Charles Vane, Benjamin Hornigold, Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, Israel Hands, Calico Jack, Edward Low, Captain William Kidd and Samuel “Black Sam” Bellamy. Where the record is uncertain, the book says so.

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