The Ship Inn Brawl of 1853: A Historic Tale from Coleford
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The Ship Inn Brawl of 1853: A Historic Tale from Coleford In the early 1850s, the construction of the North Devon Railway from Crediton to Barnstaple brought a wave of activity to the quiet village of Coleford. The work attracted navvies (navigators) tasked with carving out a significant railway cutting east of the village. The Ship Inn: Lodging for Navvies Many of these navvies lodged at The Ship Inn, now known as Browns Farm. Read more...