The following will be a survey of those hostelries recorded at one time or another as existing in Crewkerne, and which are now no more. Some have been gone for many years, or even centuries; but others are recent enough to be well-remembered by current Crewkerne residents and, indeed, five of the older houses were operating during my own time...
The following are historical sketches of Crewkerne's other older inns, both those still in existence, and the ones that are no more. Since I first undertook these researches Crewkerne, like the rest of the country, has seen some dramatic attrition affecting the town's inns. When I last revised the list there were ten establishments that were at least 100 years...
In looking back and revising the eighth chapter of this study I've been given pause as to retaining the title "In Living Memory". My reason for this - not surprisingly after a hiatus of nearly 20 years - is that at least three of my previous informants have since gone under the wire. However, I have reflected that those individuals...