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The Bell Hotel plaque

Commemorative plaque
The Bell Hotel plaque
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The public map records this plaque for The Bell Hotel. Its recorded inscription reads: Dating from the 1490's, The Bell became an important coaching inn on the London to Norwich Road. Note the iron nails hammered into the corner post of the hotel. Public proclamations were displayed here.

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