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A two-story cream-colored building with dark trim, a weathered tile roof, two chimneys, and flower-filled hanging baskets.

The Griffin, Isleham (RGL2025)

11 Church Street, Griffin Hotel, Isleham

History of Grffin Inn

Listed Building

Inn, C16. (Historic England)

1884 son of the landlord, George Hall, had first bicycle in the village.

A Houghton remembers that his father recalled that they used to hold the Feast through the Griffin yard.

An alleyway passes through buildings with tiled roofs and weatherboarded walls, leading to a stone cross in a garden beyond.

The Griffin, Isleham (RGL2025)

A large brick fireplace with a black stove, hanging copper utensils, and brass ornaments attached to the heavy timber beam.

The Griffin, Isleham (RGL2025)

A copper kettle and glass bottle sit inside a red-lit brick oven recess with a circular metal plaque in the foreground.

The Griffin, Isleham (RGL2025)

Dark wooden shelves set into a wall feature brass pitchers and blue-patterned plates beneath a black-painted timber beam.

The Griffin, Isleham (RGL2025)

A metal access cover with a silver handle set into a square of rough concrete surrounded by reddish-brown floor tiles.

The Griffin, Isleham (RGL2025)

1901 Griffin Hotel

James Nickson, 58, pensioner and licensed victualler, b Scotland

Bessie, 58, b Devon

John R, 27, b Ireland

Alexander, 24, b Suffolk

Margaret M, 25, b Suffolk

Frederick, 18, plumbers apprentice, b Suffolk

Clara, 13, b Suffolk

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  • Public House
  • tudor

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