Grosvenor Arms - Shaftesbury, Dorset
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A blue plaque on the front of the Grosvenor Arms, The Commons, Shaftesbury
Waymark Code: WMWRDW
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/07/2017
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The Grosvenor Arms has been an inn since Medieval times. The original timber framed building was a busy coaching inn, originally The Red Lion, it was bought by the Grosvenor family and re-named The Grosvenor Arms in 1820.
The Plaque reads -
The medieval New Inn,
later the Red Lion, was a
posting inn on the Great West
Road. Bought by Earl Grosvenor
in 1820 and renamed the
Grosvenor Arms.
Blue Plaque managing agency: Shaftsbury & District Historical Society
Individual Recognized: Grosvenor Arms history
Physical Address:
The Grosvenor Arms
The Commons
Shaftesbury, Dorset England
SP7 8JA
Web Address: Not listed
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