“Pounds Bridge inn, on a secluded road between Speldhurst and Penshurst, in Kent. As will be seen by the illustration, it is an exceedingly picturesque example of the half-timbered method of construction greatly favoured in that district, both originally and in modern revival. It is, however, a genuine sixteenth-century building, and was erected, as the date upon it clearly proclaims, in 1593."

The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II (of 2). A Picturesque Account of the Ancient and Storied Hostelries of Our Own Country Author: Charles G. Harper Illustrator: Charles G. Harper