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Cross Keys Inn

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28: 147: 154: 210:. An inn is known to have stood on the site in 1718 when it is described in a document as "a new erected tenement or dwelling house...now a Public House on Odwood Down". At that time, the lease cost forty-two pounds and there was an annual rent charge of one pound ten shillings. In the mid 18th century the lease was held by 254:
extension with entrance added at the front. The building consists of three storeys and a cellar, the front extension is two storeys high and has a flat roof. There is a central tall chimney stack at the front, between the two gable ends. The interior of the building is reported to have an original
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The building has late seventeenth century or early eighteenth century origins, and was extensively modified in the second half of the nineteenth century. It was built out of squared off rubble stone and has a roof of Roman style tiles. Originally the building was a single room deep with two gable
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ends and a stair at the centre of the rear wall. It had coped front and end gables, with cross saddle-stones, and an ashlar chimney stack at each end. Since then, right and left wings have been added to the building at the rear and an
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who was the postmaster of Bath and made a fortune by reforming the postal delivery system. The inn was situated strategically on a crossroads, with major roads going to
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is a pub-restaurant and former coaching inn, trading since before 1750, on a corner of Midford Road in
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The current building was erected in the late 17th or early 18th century. The site was owned by
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The front of the building was altered in the 19th century.
124: 116: 108: 98: 86: 49: 34: 20: 237:was the owner until 1896 when it was sold to 8: 461:Grade II listed buildings in Bath, Somerset 26: 17: 323: 321: 319: 413:. Southstoke Parish Council. p. 14 361:. Southstoke Parish Council. p. 52 277: 161:Location of Cross Keys Inn in Somerset 153: 123: 115: 107: 97: 7: 383:. Bath Postal Museum. Archived from 287: 285: 283: 281: 302:National Heritage List for England 14: 466:Grade II listed pubs in Somerset 152: 145: 433:"The History of The Cross Keys" 329:"The History of The Cross Keys" 90:Late 17th or early 18th century 204:Dissolution of the Monasteries 1: 331:. Cross Keys. Archived from 482: 297:"Cross Keys Inn (1395715)" 255:staircase and fireplace. 140: 136: 132: 94: 25: 381:"Ralph Allen Biography" 206:. It was then owned by 408:"Southstoke History" 356:"Southstoke History" 71:51.35556°N 2.36361°W 67: /  125:Reference no. 76:51.35556; -2.36361 387:on 4 October 2013 226:. It served as a 169: 168: 473: 445: 444: 442: 440: 429: 423: 422: 420: 418: 412: 403: 397: 396: 394: 392: 377: 371: 370: 368: 366: 360: 351: 345: 344: 342: 340: 325: 314: 313: 311: 309: 293:Historic England 289: 235:Sexey's Hospital 156: 155: 149: 82: 81: 79: 78: 77: 72: 68: 65: 64: 63: 60: 30: 18: 481: 480: 476: 475: 474: 472: 471: 470: 451: 450: 449: 448: 438: 436: 431: 430: 426: 416: 414: 410: 405: 404: 400: 390: 388: 379: 378: 374: 364: 362: 358: 353: 352: 348: 338: 336: 327: 326: 317: 307: 305: 291: 290: 279: 274: 261: 247: 239:Oakhill Brewery 196: 188:Grade II listed 165: 164: 163: 162: 159: 158: 157: 104: 101:Listed Building 75: 73: 69: 66: 61: 58: 56: 54: 53: 12: 11: 5: 479: 477: 469: 468: 463: 453: 452: 447: 446: 424: 406:Canvin, John. 398: 372: 354:Canvin, John. 346: 335:on 7 June 2015 315: 276: 275: 273: 270: 269: 268: 260: 257: 246: 243: 195: 192: 181:Bath, Somerset 173:Cross Keys Inn 167: 166: 160: 151: 150: 144: 143: 142: 141: 138: 137: 134: 133: 130: 129: 126: 122: 121: 120:11 August 1972 118: 114: 113: 112:Cross Keys Inn 110: 106: 105: 99: 96: 95: 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 51: 47: 46: 36: 32: 31: 23: 22: 21:Cross Keys Inn 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 478: 467: 464: 462: 459: 458: 456: 434: 428: 425: 409: 402: 399: 386: 382: 376: 373: 357: 350: 347: 334: 330: 324: 322: 320: 316: 304: 303: 298: 294: 288: 286: 284: 282: 278: 271: 266: 265:Crosskeys Inn 263: 262: 258: 256: 253: 244: 242: 240: 236: 231: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 193: 191: 189: 184: 182: 178: 174: 148: 139: 135: 131: 127: 119: 111: 109:Official name 102: 93: 89: 85: 80: 52: 48: 44: 40: 37: 33: 29: 24: 19: 16: 437:. Retrieved 435:. Cross Keys 427: 415:. Retrieved 401: 389:. Retrieved 385:the original 375: 363:. Retrieved 349: 337:. Retrieved 333:the original 306:. Retrieved 300: 248: 245:Architecture 232: 228:coaching inn 197: 185: 172: 170: 15: 222:, Bath and 212:Ralph Allen 200:Bath Priory 183:, England. 74: / 50:Coordinates 455:Categories 272:References 220:Warminster 208:Hugh Sexey 202:until the 190:building. 117:Designated 103:– Grade II 59:51°21′20″N 439:30 August 391:30 August 62:2°21′49″W 45:, England 259:See also 186:It is a 177:Odd Down 39:Odd Down 35:Location 417:22 June 365:22 June 339:22 June 308:22 June 216:Bristol 194:History 128:1395715 252:ashlar 411:(PDF) 359:(PDF) 224:Wells 87:Built 441:2016 419:2015 393:2016 367:2015 341:2015 310:2015 171:The 43:Bath 457:: 318:^ 299:. 295:. 280:^ 230:. 218:, 179:, 41:, 443:. 421:. 395:. 369:. 343:. 312:.

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Odd Down
Bath
51°21′20″N 2°21′49″W / 51.35556°N 2.36361°W / 51.35556; -2.36361
Listed Building
Cross Keys Inn is located in Somerset
Odd Down
Bath, Somerset
Grade II listed
Bath Priory
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Hugh Sexey
Ralph Allen
Bristol
Warminster
Wells
coaching inn
Sexey's Hospital
Oakhill Brewery
ashlar
Crosskeys Inn




Historic England
"Cross Keys Inn (1395715)"
National Heritage List for England

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