Passage House, formerly the Bear Inn, Newnham-on-Severn
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Passage House, formerly the Bear Inn, Newnham-on-Severn
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 6 Nov 2011
Located on the corner of Severn Street (formerly named Passage Lane) and Church Road. The Bear Inn was for many years an important part of Newnham's history. It was a coaching inn used by people crossing the River Severn by ferry. It was one of the five inns recorded in 1637. From 1759 the borough and manor court of Newnham was held here. When up for sale in 1837 it came with a fishery and the ferry. From 1856 it was also the home of the Petty Sessions.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.803085
Longitude
-2.448663