Some pub anecdotes.
The Bell - King Charles II drank 'a glass of sack at The Bell Tavern door' on his way to Dover to receive Queen Henrietta Maria, on her return from exile. The Pelican . The Crispin . Although it is recorded as a public house only since 1824, it is known to have been in existance since medieval times. Inns of this description were used as the official meeting places of shoemakers and workers in leather.