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*Notes:
Ok old pubs,down the road in Grantham the Angel Inn,formally a property
owned by the Knights Templar,the templars were suppressed in 1307.
The Blue Boar in Cambridge which faces Trinity College,must be a candidate
for one of the oldest known estabs.date unknown.
In my own area of Newark the Royalist strong hold of the civil war
has a
multitude of ancient Inns.The Royalist is a coaching Inn with civil
war
ties.
The prince Rupert is sixteenth century,in fact it is difficult to find
a pub
in the town that is not pre Victorian.
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Horton <Glaucus@hotmail.com>
To: Electronic Pub <epub@smartgroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 9:01 AM
Subject: [epub] WHO KNOWS OF ANY GENUINE OLD PUBS?
Hello Patrick and others,
WHO KNOWS OF ANY GENUINE OLD PUBS?
It is difficult to find more than a handful of secular buildings (in
towns)
dating from the 14th century. There may be old barns in the countryside,
and these could have been turned into houses. Some pubs maintain they
are
medieval but when examined closely, they are not nearly as old, or/&
or
they have not been an Inn for the duration.
I have not really checked out the following establishments, but if you
want
ale, or cider, or wines, in a truly ancient surroundings, maybe you
can
try:
Mermaid Inn, Rye, Sussex (1420).
The Swan Inn, Fittleworth, Sussex , maintains it has been serving ale
in
the same inn since 1382.
The "Fighting Cocks" PH at St. Albans, Herts has been dated to the
11th
century.
The "Royalist Hotel" at Stow-on-the Wold is dated to the 13th century
and
could be much older.
These dates may be iffy?
I never did get an answer to why Chequers pubs are called by this name?
Good for the pub quiz!
Cheers
Andy Horton.
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