Cross Keys Inn
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Cross Keys Inn by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 4 Nov 2016
Rode's important watering hole was acquired by the Fussell family in the 1850s and made brewing a major employer in the village - hence the towering brick factory behind it. The inn has had a chequered past and was closed for some time but reopened in 2002.