Tales of Beaconsfield Page 9
Article about the Inns of Beaconsfield. Fast coaches known as flyers were pulled by 4 horses and took 4 hours between London and Beaconsfield and about 2 hours on to Oxford. Detail is about the Inns including The Saracens and the story of Richard the Lionheart who got so drunk he smashed up the pub and then renamed it Ye Royal Sarcens Hedde!!. In 1624 the landlord paid 3s6d per week as rent to the Lord of the Manor.1735 a £20 reward was offered for a highwayman. None were claimed. The parlour was a police court at one time. Royal White Hart opposite dating from 1600 frequented by G K Chesterton. The Greyhound had a village pound and duck pond and stocks opposite by the church. The Brewery behind also served the next door magistrates? The George, The Old Hare, Swan Inn and The Star are mentioned. The article concludes in Penn with the Crown pub and tales of infamous locals like Jack Shrimpton.
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