What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Eight Bells. One of many coaching inns prior to 1889. A Tudor building, timber framed with jettied upper storey on pillars. Inn closed 1980. Recorded plaque organisation: Tetbury Civic Society.
Why this person mattered
Eight Bells was a historic coaching inn dating back to the Tudor period, featuring a timber-framed structure with a jettied upper storey; it served as an essential stopover for travelers before the advent of railway dominance in 1889 and remained operational until its closure in 1980.
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