Arley. Wagon Load of Lime Inn.
"The Wagon Load of Lime", Arley. 1900s
[The figure standing in the doorway is the publican Edward Bates and was apparantly known as the strongest man in Arley. The building is now a private house]
IMAGE LOCATION: (Warwickshire County Record Office)
Reference: PH(N), 759/82, img: 3540
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The picture is of my Great Grandfather Ned Bates, his grandson Ron Smith (FR Smith) remembered him as a great character, massive man with a thick leather belt around his waist.
His daughter Eliza Bates later went on to run the Red Lion at Corley Moor through WWII with her husband.
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