The Lion and Swan Hotel
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Lion and Swan Hotel by Jonathan Kington as part of the Geograph project.
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The Lion and Swan Hotel
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 17 Nov 2010
Built in the 16th century, this Tudor building dominates the top of Swan Bank. there were originally two hostelries, the Lion and the Swan, that were built using recycled ships timbers with a wattle and daub infill. The two inns merged and were extended during the 18th century to accommodate a growing number of travellers using the canals, roads and railways. Reputedly the hotel is haunted by a brown haired young lady every new moon wearing nothing but a pair of clogs and a smile. As a bit of an anticlimax after that- there is a benchmark on the wall facing Wagg Street, behind the sign post just visible on the left of the picture (Image). For a close up of the sign see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.163145
Longitude
-2.214904