Haunted Britain and Ireland by Derek Acorah

Author:Derek Acorah [Acorah, Derek]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780007279845
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2006-12-08T16:00:00+00:00

The New Inn in Pembridge, Herefordshire, is actually one of the oldest in the area. The beautiful fourteenth-century timber-framed building was originally a farmhouse. It stood next to the village’s open market and this was probably what led to it becoming an inn, as the farmer would have brewed ale for the merchants. By the seventeenth century it had become a public house and for many years was known as ‘the inn without a name’ and (paradoxically) ‘Cooke’s Public House’. For a while the local court was held there and according to tradition the 1461 treaty by which Edward IV ascended the throne was ratified there. It was also used as a prison for a time.

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