More Discoveries

Gary our archaeologist (self-portrait seen in last post) has been working up at New Inn this week and has discovered lots of evidence of past things. A Victorian fireplace has been removed to reveal what would have been a massive  old inglenook fireplace. The original beam, supporting the chimney breast, was reduced to build an existing corridor. The large inglenook  suggests that the entrance point into New Inn would have been lovely and warm.

Victorian fireplace with beam above wallpaper

Inside the entrance to New Inn is a set of bells that were used to summon the proprietor or whoever, up to various rooms within the inn. Gary has spent several hours tracing the cables to discover which rooms were connected to the bells. Not rocket science but a lot of pull power!

Row of bells

Outside  New Inn, where light excavation has been done to erect scaffolding, several brick and gravel paths have been discovered that match the 1880 plans. My favourite spot is where there is a pretty wrought iron gate underneath some yew trees. It is very ornate for a simple inn and may have come out of the main Garden, who knows?  ”Gary…….Where did the pretty little wrought iron gate come from?”

Pretty wrought iron gate

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