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Subaru
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Inquests at The Spread Eagle Inn, Swaffham
« on: Friday 21 March 08 22:25 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Does anybody know anything about this inn?  I have a newspaper report about my gr x3 grandfather, whose inquest was held there two days after he was taken there, burnt to death.  I can't imagine how they could have used it for both purposes, unless there was a separate part especially used for that.  The jury even attended the inquest there, handy for a pint afterwards?

Rosemary Smiley
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GROGGINS, GLASSON, FARRELLY, PYE, CAMPBELL, HENVY, GLAVE - Ireland, Whitehaven (Cumberland)
BEARDEN, BOWMAN - Whitehaven/Beckermet Cumberland
ROONEY, WARD, MALONE - Ireland, Cleator Moor (Cumberland)
MAIN, CUTTER, CLAYTON, PRYKE - Thetford, Swaffham (Norfolk)
FORD/E - Ireland, Warwickshire England
COULTHARD - Whitehaven/Workington (Cumberland)
DWAN - Ireland
LAWSON - Isle of Man, Whitehaven
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Re: Inquests at The Spread Eagle Inn, Swaffham
« Reply #1 on: Friday 21 March 08 22:35 GMT (UK) »
As I understand it inns were a very common venue for holding inquests.

One assumes they must have had a room rhey could make over for the purpose.

Stef.
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Re: Inquests at The Spread Eagle Inn, Swaffham
« Reply #2 on: Friday 21 March 08 22:38 GMT (UK) »
Hi Subaru,

On one of the epiodes of WDYTYA, I think it might have been Lesley Garrett .... an inquest was held for an ancestor who had been poisoned. This was also held in a pub.

I'm sure the promise of a pint afterwards ensured they all turned up.  Grin

Looks like it's still there today (try google)
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Re: Inquests at The Spread Eagle Inn, Swaffham
« Reply #3 on: Friday 21 March 08 23:14 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ruskie

It looks like a big place, plenty of space to be used for both purposes.  I wonder if the proprietors know the history of the place, and if they would be comfortable knowing it? Huh

I wonder how many pubs that we drink in nowadays were used for the same purpose? 

Rosemary
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GROGGINS, GLASSON, FARRELLY, PYE, CAMPBELL, HENVY, GLAVE - Ireland, Whitehaven (Cumberland)
BEARDEN, BOWMAN - Whitehaven/Beckermet Cumberland
ROONEY, WARD, MALONE - Ireland, Cleator Moor (Cumberland)
MAIN, CUTTER, CLAYTON, PRYKE - Thetford, Swaffham (Norfolk)
FORD/E - Ireland, Warwickshire England
COULTHARD - Whitehaven/Workington (Cumberland)
DWAN - Ireland
LAWSON - Isle of Man, Whitehaven
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