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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Edward III., and increased so as to constitute the staple trade of the town in the reign of Elizabeth, who …
A History of the County of Stafford
… post-coach to London, leaving from the Three Queens. That inn was also the departure point in 1818 for daily services … station and the Queen's hotel (formerly the Three Queens inn) was in operation by 1846. 21 It was supplemented by one …
A History of the County of Stafford
… other tenants at the same date. 6 Ale was presumably the staple produce until the 15th century, when the introduction … side of High Street. Kept by John Walker (d. 1721), the inn was acquired in 1743 by his son-in-law, Benjamin Wilson. … century. 8 William Prudhomme, one of the merchants of the staple whose cargo of wool was lost at sea en route for …
A History of the County of Stafford
… precinct. 9 He moved in 1839 to a house, formerly the Vine inn, opposite the church, which by 1874 the Ratcliff family, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… and had stayed at least one night c. 1583 in a Burton inn kept by one of Paget's servants. 14 Ensnared by … merchants or other minor gentry. The depression of its staple industries, and its lack of selfgoverning status, did … the town in 1739, Lady North was forced to stay at an inn 'which we hope to get out of as soon as possible', 1 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… the late 19th century. 5 In the later 1540s there was an inn called the Talbot, probably at the south end of the lane … 17th century: only two remain standing (the present Abbey inn and the Manor House). 14 The west end of the abbey church … an elaborate stone pediment, is identifiable as the Crown inn. 3 From the mid 18th century and especially from the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… there in 1769, but by 1784 meetings were held at the Crown inn. 14 Rents from the land were collected by two officers … established in 1779, and by 1831 they met at the Angel inn, still their meeting place in 1853. 13 The commissioners … later 1840s petty sessions were held weekly in the Angel inn and by 1851 in the combined county court house and police …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 11 the hall survives as part of the present Abbey inn. One wing of the present Manor House dates from the mid … (Manor House); and (iii) the monastic infirmary (Abbey inn, marked here as The Abbey). The market hall of 1883 … suggest that the great hall is the present Abbey inn and the great chamber the present Manor House. The …
A History of the County of Stafford
… until 1796. 10 The post office in 1818 was at the George inn in High Street. In 1834 it was at the Three Queens inn in Bridge Street but was again in High Street by 1841. 11 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… have used first an old malthouse at the back of the Crown inn, High Street, and then a cottage at the back of the Old White Lion inn at the corner of Lichfield Street and Fleet Street. 15 …