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 made pretty in summer with flowers, as may be seen from one of our illustrations. The parts of the inn not devoted to important business are mostly occupied by people who frequent the very bustling Borough Market close at hand. But, alas, like the rest, the glory of the inn is departing! its fate is sealed, it will soon be pulled down altogether.

That was written thirty years ago at the time the Inn changed hands to the present landlords, who almost immediately set to Work to demolish it, and no doubt the authors of the above statement feared the worst.

Luckily, however, only a portion was destroyed, and that which was allowed to remain is still intact, and will we trust long stand as a survival of London's old coaching days, to lure the lover of the picturesque and romantic to its old-world environment.