Edwinstowe: Dukeries Lodge - Robin Hood and Maid Marian
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Edwinstowe: Dukeries Lodge - Robin Hood and Maid Marian
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 10 Jun 2019
Effigies of Robin Hood, Maid Marian and some of the merry men adorn the main doorway of the hotel. Robin looks a bit long in the tooth (and not a bit like Richard Greene or Errol Flynn...). When the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway opened its station at Edwinstowe in 1897 considerable Robin-Hood-related tourist traffic was anticipated and the line was marketed as The Dukeries Route. The Dukeries Hotel (now Dukeries Lodge) was built close to the station, with Railway Tea Rooms opposite. The Dukeries Hotel was partly burned out in 1929, but subsequently rebuilt. For more about it, and some historical photographs, try the Edwinstowe Historical Society website: https://edwinstowehistory.org.uk/local-history/buildings/pubs-and-hostelries/ . Image] and Image] show the context of these figures. Image] Image]
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