John Bunyan - Coleman Green Lane, Coleman Green, Hertfordshire, UK.
N 51° 47.970 W 000° 16.570
30U E 687810 N 5742247
This sign features a local celebrity and a local view.
Waymark Code: WMAW0J
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/01/2011
Views: 3
John Bunyan (1628 - 1688) was a Baptist preacher and the writer of 'Pilgrim's Progress'. He was born in Elstow near Bedford, and preached within a few hundred feet of this pub.
He served in the Parliamentary army during the civil war, but in the main plied his trade as a tinker and preacher. The Restoration was bad news for Bunyan and he continued to preach as a Baptist when the diktat was that people should attend Anglican church. He was imprisoned for his religious beliefs on more than one occasion.
The sign features all that remains of a cottage where Bunyan preached. The chimney still stands nearby and is easily recognisable.
Name of Artist: Not known.
Date of current sign: Not known.
Date of first pub on site: Not known.
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