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The building is mostly 18th-century, although 16th-century origins have been claimed. It is a low-set, long building in three parts: the central section is the original cottage, and 18th- and 19th-century additions stand to the left (north) and right (south). The exterior walls are plaster-coated,
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and left at the inn in case any visitors recognised his face. Hundreds of people travelled to
Shoreham to inspect the coffin, but the man was eventually identified by his dog, which appeared at the inn, saw the man's face and sat by the body, refusing to leave it. The robber was identified as John
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stone. The building is roughly L-shaped, with a projecting wing at the north end. Only the centre section is higher than one storey, and even it does not reach a full two-storey height. Furthermore, the building is now set below the level of the road, which has been raised since its origins as a
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Another bizarre event involving a dead robber occurred at the inn in the 1850s. A man burgled several houses in
Shoreham, but when he broke into Buckingham House (an 18th-century mansion with a history dating back to the mid-17th century or earlier) he was shot dead. Nobody could identify him, so
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on 29 September 1972. This defines it as a "nationally important" building of "special interest". As of
February 2001, it was one of 106 Grade II listed buildings, and 119 listed buildings of all grades, in the district of Adur. The building is served by Brighton & Hove bus routes 2,
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called "The Bushel"—a drinking custom held on New Year's Day—lasted for much of the 19th century at the Red Lion: it was last documented in 1883. A
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