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The Three Cranes, standing just to the left of the Church entrance, was built in the early 1700s. It is famous for its Sunday lunches.
The village butchers is to the left of the pub.
The building has been listed as Grade II since 1952.
Three Cranes Pub at Turvey
The Three Cranes was known as ‘The Chequers’ until at least 1847.
The Three Cranes at Turvey
Photo: June 2012
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Even the toilet doors are attractive!
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The inside of The Three Cranes on 5 June 2012.
The pub is decorated for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Publicans of the Three Cranes
1847 -
1861 -
1864 -
1877 -
1881 -
1898 -
1901 -
Topsy Turvey!
Publican Robert Hammond had a daughter in 1876.
He called her Topsy.
She was born in Eye, Suffolk, but was living with her father in the Three Cranes in 1901.
Above is a very early photo of the pub. In the picture on the right you can see the Bedford to Northampton omnibus
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