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Tealeaf · 16-04-2004, 10:27

Refer to the piccy above.

For those of you who know Church, you are of course, looking at a photograph of what was until about 7 or 8 years ago, the Queens Hotel. This was a Matthew Brown/Lions pub, although in it's later years it was sold off as a free house. The building is now a private residence.

Bert has raised the idea that this was not originally built as a pub. I have to agree with them purely on heresay, as I have no evidence. The story I have been told is that the building was originally built as a judges residence for sittings at the county assizes which were part of the police station/court complex 50 yds away on Bank Street (located where the sheltered housing now stands). Maybe someone else can verify this story.

16-04-2004, 10:27	#31
Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4266	Re: where is this one then ??? Refer to the piccy above. For those of you who know Church, you are of course, looking at a photograph of what was until about 7 or 8 years ago, the Queens Hotel. This was a Matthew Brown/Lions pub, although in it's later years it was sold off as a free house. The building is now a private residence. Bert has raised the idea that this was not originally built as a pub. I have to agree with them purely on heresay, as I have no evidence. The story I have been told is that the building was originally built as a judges residence for sittings at the county assizes which were part of the police station/court complex 50 yds away on Bank Street (located where the sheltered housing now stands). Maybe someone else can verify this story.