Ye Olde Man and Scythe Inn (Bolton)

United Kingdom / England / Bolton
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This public house dates back to 1251, the date of the charter permitting a market, which was held in the area very close to this building. Only the vaulted cellar dates back as far, a datestone inside the building shows 1636 as a rebuilding date, and some of the internal beams and features are original from this time.

Bolton, Lancashire, a Puritan stronghold, was attacked by Royalist troops, led by Prince Rupert and the Earl of Derby, during the English Civil War. They slaughtered up to 1000 of the town's innocent citizens and Bolton was the only place in England in which a mass slaughter like this occured during the Civil War. One report describes citizens -- not soldiers -- lined up so that a Royalist officer could run them through with his sword one by one.

In 1651, the Earl of Derby was hanged for these crimes outside "Ye Olde Man and Scythe" public house in the town centre, the third oldest pub in England. To this day, a column with a cross on top stands in the exact place outside Ye Olde Man and Scythe were he was hanged.
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Coordinates:   53°34'46"N   2°25'34"W

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