Photographs - Inns - Mere Museum
The Angel Inn, Mere on the corner of Angel Lane and Church St. It ceased trading as a public house in 1969.
The Angel Inn with its angel sign (no longer there), mid 20th c.
The Angel Hotel (on the left), late 19th c.
The Old Ship and The Talbot Hotels, The Square, c.1920. Note that there was no timbering on the front of The Talbot at that time.
The Old Ship Hotel, late 19th c.
The Talbot Commercial Inn", late 19th c.
The Talbot Hotel (now The George Inn) on the left with The Old Ship Hotel in the background, The Square, c.1952.
The wrought iron sign for The Old Ship Hotel. This was made by Kingston Avery, a local blacksmith and clockmaker of the 18th century.
The Old Ship Hotel, The Square, with its splendid wrought iron sign, early 20th c.
The Old Ship Hotel from Castle St. and the narrow roadway there, early 20th c.
The Butt of Sherry, Castle Street, early 20th c.
The Bell and Crown Hotel, Zeals, early 20th c.
Steep Street, Mere in the late 19th c. On the left of the picture is where The Green Dragon Inn (or beer-house) was situated.
The former Walnut Tree Inn, Clements Lane, in 1990. It was demolished to make way for a new housing development but a new Walnut Tree Inn (the third on the site) was built closer to the road frontage.
At the door of the old Walnut Tree Inn; the landlord with his wife, his dog and a customer, early 20th c.
The old Walnut Tree Inn, early 20th c.