What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Chequers This fine grade II listed coaching inn was built in 1734 by London merchant Nathaniel Newnham for the reputed sum of £400. It was an important staging post on the road from London to Lewes. Recorded plaque organisation: Maresfield Conservation Group.
Nathaniel Newnham was a London merchant who built The Chequers in 1734, a significant coaching inn that served as an important staging post on the route from London to Lewes.
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