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The Queen's Aid House
"GOD
GRANTE OVR RYAL QVEEN
IN
ENGLAND LONGE TO RAIGN
FOR
SHE HATH PVT HER HELPING
HAND
TO BILD THIS TOWN AGAIN"
That
is the inscription as written on the plaque on the storey below the gable end, between the
windows. It commemorates the financial help arranged by Queen Elizabeth the
First after much of Nantwich was gutted in the fire of 1583. She also allowed
the town to use wood from Delamere Forest.
The
blaze started in a brew house near to the River Weaver and spread through the
centre of town as far as Sweetbriar Hall in Hospital Street. So buildings such
as the Queen's Aid House on The Square and the Crown Hotel in High
Street date back to that time.
lLocation:
In The Square, right in the centre of town.
lOpening
times:
Normal trading hours.
lAdmission:
None - it is a Gin and Juice bar (including coffee and tea).
lDisabled
access?: There is no access to the inside of the building's upper storeys.
lWebsite:
None.
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