The cottages and the village life of rural England (1912)
Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930, Quinton, A.R · London, J.M. Dent & sons ltd.; New York, E.P. Dutton & co. · leaf 249
,the tutor of Henry VIII., describes a tavern at Leatherhead nearthe high-road, and its not very prepossessing landlady: Her skynne lose and slacke,Grained like a sacke,With a crooked backe.She breweth noppy ale,And maketh thereof port saleTo travellers, to tynkers,To sweters, to swynkers,And all… … LIFE OF RURAL ENGLAND After the Reformation and the disappearance of the monasticguest-house inns became more common, but it was not until thecoaching days dawned that they began to flourish and thrive andattain to their highest pitch of prosperity and usefulness. As Ihave said in my book on…
Architecture, Domestic · Villages
Internet Archive · Cornell University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
