The Drum Inn
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Drum Inn by Stuart Logan as part of the Geograph project.
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The Drum Inn
Image: © Stuart Logan Taken: 4 Apr 2014
The ‘Drum Inn’ was built during the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714) in the year 1708 and was originally called ‘Ye Olde Drum.’ In 1760, a fierce battle took place at the foot of Stone Street between a gang of smugglers and revenue men. The leader of the smugglers, one Samuel Jackson, shot and killed a revenue officer and wounded another before being captured and subsequently hanged. Two members of his gang escaped and took refuge in an old stone barn that stood where this photo was taken. Today the custom is for good beer and hearty food, see http://www.thedruminn.com/
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Image Location
Latitude
51.10497
Longitude
1.040492