Southborough, The Common c.1955
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S152006
More about this scene
At the top of Sceptre Hill on the way to Tonbridge stands the Hand and Sceptre Hotel; built in 1663, it became an inn in 1728, serving during this time as a district court. The inn was altered in 1897. A ghost of a young girl has been seen going upstairs by several guests over the years. Today we no longer call it by its old name, as the hotel has been converted into a Harvester pub and restaurant. The fountain in the centre of this photograph was erected in 1886 to mark the efforts made by Dr W F Clarke to get Southborough a healthy water supply. On the left is the grocerís shop of H Tranter.
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