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Former King's Arms
The old Kings Arms Hotel in Wigton was a former coaching inn, built in the late 18th century.[1] The authors Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins stayed here in 1857 on a sightseeing trip to Cumberland: "The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices". When the pub was renovated in 1987, Dickens autograph was discovered on the wall, under layers of wallpaper.[2] The old Kings Arms Hotel is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.
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Old photograph - The Kings' Arms - Wigton station - May 2017
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Former "The Kings' Arms Commercial Hotel", Wigton - May 2017
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KINGS ARMS WALTER WILLSONS - List Entry
- "Public House and shop. Late C18 or early C19. Painted render with V-jointed quoins on chamfered plinth. No 5 has painted stucco walls with eaves cornice and angle pilasters...."
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Old photograph - The Kings' Arms - Wigton station - May 2017
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Former "The Kings' Arms Commercial Hotel", Wigton - May 2017
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from https://historicengland.org.u…
KINGS ARMS WALTER WILLSONS - List Entry
- "Public House and shop. Late C18 or early C19. Painted render with V-jointed quoins on chamfered plinth. No 5 has painted stucco walls with eaves cornice and angle pilasters...."
Added by
Simon Cotterill
