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- The Robin Hood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … The Robin Hood at 125 Barton Road, at the junction of Urmston Lane/Barton Road, in Stretford, Manchester has been at its present location since the late 19th century. In 1903, H. T. Crofton noted that "[t]he Robin Hood Inn [...] stood on the west side of Butt Lane, which leads from King Street … photographic postcard (see image gallery below) shows "Urmston Lane (Opposite Robin Hood Hotel) – 1898" Anonymous 19xxzl . It depicts a scene of what is still … by 1898. If the row of houses on Urmston Lane stood oppposite the old Robin Hood pub, this would mean they …5 KB (654 words) - 13:53, 7 January 2021
- The original site of the Robin Hood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-06-11. Revised by … The pub now at 125 Barton Road, Stretford, Manchester, was originally situated on the north-western corner of the junction whose south-western corner it now occupies. For the current pub, see Robin Hood (Stretford, Manchester) (2). Evidently the inn only became the Robin Hood at (probably) some point in the 19th century, for H. T. Crofton noted in 1903 that "[t]he Robin Hood Inn is the modern name for the old Waggon and Horses, and stood on the west … at Four Lane Ends, opposite the Waggon and Horses, which was afterwards the Robin Hood, there was an iron ring fixed for bear baiting". Crofton, …5 KB (668 words) - 13:52, 7 January 2021
- Robin Hood Bed Sales in Stretford. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Robin Hood Beds, also known as 'Robin Hood Beds & Bunks', is located at 134 Barton Road, Stretford, Greater Manchester, c. 6 km SW of Manchester city centre. This family-owned business opened c. 1984. Facebook: Robin Hood Beds. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. Sources ⁃ Facebook: Robin Hood Beds. Background ⁃ Robin Hood Beds (business website). Notes2 KB (214 words) - 00:55, 6 January 2021
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- Robin Hood Bed Sales in Stretford. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Robin Hood Beds, also known as 'Robin Hood Beds & Bunks', is located at 134 Barton Road, Stretford, Greater Manchester, c. 6 km SW of Manchester city centre. This family-owned business opened c. 1984. Facebook: Robin Hood Beds. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. Sources ⁃ Facebook: Robin Hood Beds. Background ⁃ Robin Hood Beds (business website). Notes2 KB (214 words) - 00:55, 6 January 2021
- The Robin Hood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … The Robin Hood at 125 Barton Road, at the junction of Urmston Lane/Barton Road, in Stretford, Manchester has been at its present location since the late 19th century. In 1903, H. T. Crofton noted that "[t]he Robin Hood Inn [...] stood on the west side of Butt Lane, which leads from King Street … photographic postcard (see image gallery below) shows "Urmston Lane (Opposite Robin Hood Hotel) – 1898" Anonymous 19xxzl . It depicts a scene of what is still … by 1898. If the row of houses on Urmston Lane stood oppposite the old Robin Hood pub, this would mean they …5 KB (654 words) - 13:53, 7 January 2021
- The original site of the Robin Hood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-06-11. Revised by … The pub now at 125 Barton Road, Stretford, Manchester, was originally situated on the north-western corner of the junction whose south-western corner it now occupies. For the current pub, see Robin Hood (Stretford, Manchester) (2). Evidently the inn only became the Robin Hood at (probably) some point in the 19th century, for H. T. Crofton noted in 1903 that "[t]he Robin Hood Inn is the modern name for the old Waggon and Horses, and stood on the west … at Four Lane Ends, opposite the Waggon and Horses, which was afterwards the Robin Hood, there was an iron ring fixed for bear baiting". Crofton, …5 KB (668 words) - 13:52, 7 January 2021
- Robin Hood's Picking Rods. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-06-26. Revised by … 'Robin Hood's Picking Rods' is the popular name of two stone columns standing side by … also been argued that they were erected in the Norman period. See Pastscape: Robin Hoods Picking Rods and sources referred to there. Also see Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 297, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Picking Rods'. Various other suggestions have been made as to their origin. Carl Rogerson discusses several such hypotheses, some less likely than others, including a myth of origin intended to explain …9 KB (1,213 words) - 13:51, 7 January 2021
- Bowstones a.k.a. Robin Hood's Bow Stones, Lyme Handley By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-02-20. Revised by … ridgeway, overlooking Lyme Park, the Cheshire Plain, the City of Manchester and the Peak District, were known as Robin Hood's Stones, Bow Stones and Picking Stones in 1810. William Marriott noted these folk names (see Allusions below) in the course of an extensive discussion of these and other stones he believed to be related. He generally used their more common name 'Bow Stones' (now usually spelt 'Bowstones'). The stones originally formed the shafts of an Anglian cross, the western being 1.22 metres high, tapering from a diameter of c. 40 cm at the base to c. 27 cm at the top, the eastern being 98 cm high and c. 40 cm in diameter. The stones have interlaced carvings in a style indicating a date no later than the 10th century. It has been suggested that they were moved to their present location and fitted …9 KB (1,268 words) - 13:50, 7 January 2021