Porch House
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Porch House by Bob Embleton as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Bob Embleton Taken: 18 Jun 2007
Viewed from the church. One of the oldest buildings in the Town, dating back to 1584. King Charles I stayed in Porch House in 1641 and he was held in the same building as a prisoner of the Parliamentary forces during the Civil War in 1647.