The Bull Hotel, Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK
Situated along one side of Fairford's famous market square, much of the building is dated around the 15th Century when it used to be a Monk's chanting house. During recent improvements a secret tunnel was discovered leading from the hotel to the 500-year-old St Mary's Church. The first record of the building being used as a hotel is found in the Torrington diaries of 1745 which reveal that the Honourable John Byng a notoriously critical judge visited the Bull and awarded it the rare distinction of 'good.' By 1792 due to its situation of the great London to Gloucester turnpike road, the hotel was famous as a posting house with stables for 30 horses. The old stables are now used as the main restaurant. The hotel is also thought to have been used as a 16th century hall for a merchant or trade guild.
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Location: Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK
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