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Cellars built, believed to be the year the original inn was established

The Mermaid Inn The Mermaid Inn: Nine Centuries on Mermaid Street

Inn entirely rebuilt, retaining the original Norman cellars

The Mermaid Inn The Mermaid Inn: Nine Centuries on Mermaid Street

Catholic priests fleeing the Continental Reformation take shelter at the inn, inscribing J.H.S. in the oak panelling

The Mermaid Inn The Mermaid Inn: Nine Centuries on Mermaid Street
1550-1570 Read Article

Town Corporation holds official functions at the inn including Sessions Dinner and Herring Feast. Queen Elizabeth I stays at the inn.

The Mermaid Inn The Mermaid Inn: Nine Centuries on Mermaid Street
1730-1749 Read Article

The Hawkhurst Gang of smugglers uses the inn as their Rye headquarters, operating with impunity and constructing tunnels to neighbouring buildings

The Mermaid Inn The Mermaid Inn: Nine Centuries on Mermaid Street

The building ceases operating as an inn

The Mermaid Inn The Mermaid Inn: Nine Centuries on Mermaid Street

Foundation stone laid for St Leonards Hotel (Royal Victoria)

Royal Victoria Hotel James Burton's Legacy: Creating Victorian St Leonards-on-Sea

Hotel opens as centrepiece of Burton's new town

Royal Victoria Hotel James Burton's Legacy: Creating Victorian St Leonards-on-Sea

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James Burton's Legacy: Creating Victorian St Leonards-on-Sea

Royal Victoria Hotel

📍 St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
james burton architect

The remarkable story of how architect James Burton transformed Sussex farmland into one of England's most elegant seaside resorts. From royal patronage to architectural innovation, discover the vision that created St Leonards and the Royal Victoria Hotel.

8 min read
7 events

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james burton ar... royal victoria ... st leonards his... +2 more

The Mermaid Inn: Nine Centuries on Mermaid Street

The Mermaid Inn

📍 Rye, East Sussex
Mermaid Inn history

From Norman cellars to smugglers' stronghold to literary gathering place, The Mermaid Inn has survived fire, invasion and occupation across nearly 900 years of continuous history in the Cinque Port of Rye.

7 min read
12 events

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Mermaid Inn his... Rye history Hawkhurst Gang +2 more

Historic Hotels in east-sussex

Royal Victoria Hotel

St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex

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The Mermaid Inn

Rye, East Sussex

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