OSTLER'S BELL

OUTSIDE THIS 17th CENTURY COACHING INN CAN BE SEEN AN OSTLER'S BELL. THIS WAS USED BY COACHMEN, WHEN THEY ARRIVED, TO SUMMON THE OSTLER TO LOOK AFTER THE HORSES.

THIS IS A CLOSE UP OF THE OSTLER'S BELL

MYSTERIOUS STEPS

AS YOU TRAVEL THROUGH TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN THE BRITISH ISLES, YOU WILL OFTEN SEE STEPS AT THE SIDE OF A PUBLIC HOUSE OR AN OLD INN. THESE STEPS HAD A PURPOSE AND THAT PURPOSE WAS TO HELP MOUNT A HORSE. THE STEPS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH ARE OPPOSITE A 17th CENTURY COACHING INN AND THE BUILDING IN THE PHOTOGRAPH IS THE OLD STABLES AND COACH STOP. THE STEPS HERE WERE TO HELP PEOPLE BOARD A STAGECOACH.