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Bridge Inn, Topsham
The Bridge Inn (also known locally as the Pink Pub) is a listed building, Grade II listed public house at Bridge Hill, Topsham, Devon, Topsham in the county of Devon, England. Mentioned as a dwelling in Domesday Book, the building was largely constructed in the 18th century of Cob (material), cob and stone, with a 19th-century brick addition. Queen Elizabeth II visited the inn on 27 March 1998, her first official visit to a pub. History There have been people living at the site of Bridge Inn since at least 1086, as the dwelling was mentioned in Domesday Book. Parts of the present building date from the late 16th century, although the majority was built in the 18th century. It is built of Cob (material), cob with stone, although a later 19th-century addition is built of brick. The roof is slate throughout. Inside, there are three public rooms, one of which used to contain a brewery on-site. The interior includes many of the original 19th-century fixtures and fittings. It was des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topsham, Devon
Topsham (, also ) is a town in Devon, England, located on the east side of the River Exe, immediately north of its confluence with the River Clyst and the former's estuary, between Exeter and Exmouth. Topsham is a historic port and was designated a town by a 1300 royal charter granted by Edward I; it was formally amalgamated into the City of Exeter in 1966. The town is served by Topsham railway station, about midway on the branch line from Exeter Central to Exmouth, now called the Avocet Line; 2011 saw the 150th anniversary of the railway coming to Topsham. The electoral ward of Topsham had a population recorded at 5,519 in the 2011 census, though this ward extends further northwest and includes the east half of Countess Wear as well as the new suburb of Newcourt. History The native Celtic settlement of Topsham became the port of the Roman city of Isca Dumnoniorum (Exeter) in the first century AD, and continued to serve it until the Roman occupation of southern Britain cea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
