Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-02
ENGLISH INNS.
Charming Pictures from Some
200 to 800 Years Old.
wAKEMAN's WANDERlNes
The lysoa Arms st Broadway The New Inn
At Gloucester and The Unicorn al Bowes.
Resorts Of Travellers Throughout
All Mcrdc England.
wAkEMAN's wANDERINes
Copyright 1893, by Edward L. wake
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such fine example of the very ancient
stone-built village may be found US at
Broadway. the "Bindweia" Of 800 hum
drcd years ago, which nestlts against
the lower slopt Of the, northwestern face
Of the COtswold hills, overlooking the
lovely vale of Eycsham. The many ga
bled Lyon Arms, delicious resort for
American and English artists and other
genuine cpicures OF food, scenery and
charming antiquities, is the most ancient
of all the structures of the cumbersome
old mountain town.
The precise structure standing here to-
day is known TO have been occupied Ms
an inn for upwards Of 800 years, II is
charningiy picturesque without, and IT'S
interior is most quantity arranged, with
odd hooks aud corners while the hrst
floor Of The east wing has a fine old room
with curiously carved chimney-piece M
stone, other interesting Communications.
and Il wondcrous lot of charming tTudi-
lions about the great folk, ON some dos
peIate business. like Charles l., IN lulo,
and Cromwell. In 1861, who have lodged
within II. Broadway itself is the sweet
est old English patOral village idyl TO he
found in England, and, to me, this an
cient hostelry, with its Tudor chimneys,
its many gables and dormers. its stone
and iron finals, mullioned windows ami
bays, its fine old inges and hrcplnces.
with it's some walls, thick as forts $,
mnssrd with creepcrs aud vines is its
warmcst aud mclowest page.
The old cathedral city Of Gloucester,
Ppsstses seNtrul WY "n'lViit lnl'H NilN"
uIe sun IA u.s., tNu5ui- Muivh NY IVEului
eu ~ unVus VIC illva' INV estink elEuls
OF the pihce ny " .orElsh lraNeicls.
One OF THESE tue new nm Is an eN1
trlurdinary relic Of very ancient times
and deeply interesting from its grcat
age, lis historical associations aud It's
extremely picturesque cRhrncler' us hrI
chllectuTe ~ lns Huhy ic9tutts ~ ,pln-
mon with me larger ana uls,lhcYE MOT
esyue INNS OF Sp,hn anu turl ugol'
Readers of history Will recall that the
splenulu SCUM alSle oil HiuucesIers
magnificent cnihedral was pullt IN l5lS
by Abbott Ihokey' during the period
OF whose abbacy the BODY OF murdered
hlng Edward H. winch had been re-
fused intermcnt IN the abbeys Of Mai
nesoufy, hlng-Wood ana bristol. was
given burial within it, Great pilgrims
ages TO Edwards tomb ana wonder-
tully increased revenues 10 tine then
abbey dlurch resulted. Inc throngi
were sometimes so enormous That the
city could not shelter them, and they
were Obliged TO encamp at night out7
side the gates. shrewd old monk,
named John Turnius, taking proper adj
vantage of the situation, in l45O, under
the abbacy and with the sanction and
assistance of the famous abbott Thomas
Seabroke. built the New Inn, which at
the time doubtless had no superior MS
a public hosiery In Europe. Think of
taking your ease in your inn, as You can
do IN the New Inn of Gloucester today,
IN tavern which has survived the
changes of 443 years and never been
closed day!
The quaint old place Is so cunningly
hidden behind the grim walls of North
gate street that the casual straggler,
not having il In actual quest. would be
fortunate indeed II his glance penetrated
the deep, dark archway separating II
from the street aud fell upon the charm.
ing old-world scene within. | can never
forget my own experience, when, wholly
ignorant of the spot, and of all OF dear
old Gloucester for that matter | had
come after n wearisome tramp down
from the Malvern Hills, and without
object or purpose, was leaning against
the corner of this same dark arcl,yay
for bit Of rest. Turning In a vagrnnt
way TO depart. coaching party dashed
gaily against me through the archway.
My eyes followed the cavalcude. and
then my legs followed my gladdening
eyes. What an exquisite pleasure was
In that sense of original discovery of
place 50 picturesque and old! How hes
itantIy / tiptoed about that fine and
ancient courtyard, feasting on this and