Shelley Hotel, High Street
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Shelley Hotel, High Street
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 25 Nov 2006
Originally the Vine Inn built in 1526 it was converted into a manor house by the Earl of Dorset in 1588. The fourth Earl of Dorset sold it to Henry Shelley whose family remained in residence until 1854. The family included the poet Percy Byshe Shelley and Frankenstein writer Mary Shelley. It became a hotel in 1932.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.872285
Longitude
0.003997