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George came in here and said, 'I've found the shepherd. He's out the back. There was a shepherd murdered by the pub in the 15th century. We all thought he was pulling our leg. So we went outside and there was this skull sitting there. What attracted you were its teeth. They are so white. They almost
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Charles Kemp acquired the pub in 1604 and the Kemp family ran the pub for more than 200 years. In 1933, a Kemp descendant (C.Kemp) still had ownership of the pub's first wooden sign which read, "Charles Kemp dealer in
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Aldringham was a hotspot for smuggling in the 17th and 18th century and the pub is connected with this history. In 1778, two smugglers were arrested on the premises. In 2004, the Parrot's website recalled an account written in 1892 by
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reported that the skull was intact but included a hole covering the right cheek bone and ear area and the jaw was detached. Initial speculation concluded that the remains were not a fully-grown adult.
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and directors of Alde Valley Foods The pub uses local suppliers including a local butcher and greengrocer and does not use plastic straws and stirrers. Fish is sourced sustainably from
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reported that the pub was up for sale by Allied
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1866. The book states that punchbowls were added to pub signboards at the end of the seventeenth century and signified "political prestige" and
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hole to catch it in pails. One man became so intoxicated on contaminated alcohol that he died within 24 hours.
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Photos of a community book swap scheme inside the Parrot and Punchbowl pub in Aldringham Suffolk
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