Lilley, The Lilley Arms c.1955
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The Lilley Arms is the oldest public house in the village and dates from around 1705. Originally called the Sugar Loaf, in 1852 its name was changed to the Sowerby Arms out of respect to the lord of the manor. During the Great War, it changed again to the Lilley Arms. For many years the adjacent building was occupied by the village blacksmith. Lilley was the home of Johan Kellerman, a famous alchemist who boasted that he could change mercury into gold. It is said that he lived in squalor in one room protected by sliding bolts and patent padlocks. Kellerman boasted that 'the world, sir, is in my hands and my power'. Eventually he was chased away and died in poverty in Paris.
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