In the coastal town of Looe, Cornwall, the Jolly Sailor Inn offers more than a hearty welcome—it holds pieces of British naval history within its walls.
Built in 1516, this ancient pub has beams that once formed part of Spanish Armada ships and a vessel from the Napoleonic Wars.
These timbers, salvaged from wrecks along the Cornish coast, make the Jolly Sailor a rare testament to Britain’s maritime past.
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Shhhhh, careful lol , sPain might put a claim on them as they have on The Rock Of Gibraltar 🇬🇧❤️
Our house has a floor between the living room and main bedroom that supposedly was the deck of a Spanish Galleon wrecked off the Isle of Wight. And very wonky and squeaky it is, too.
Imagine having sufficient oak forest we could build multiple fleets out of it. Another thing spent and not replenished.
Interesting.
The Black Pig pub in Staple, Kent, is a 14th century pub but acquired beams from the Armada along the way. There are houses in London and further north that also have them.
Fascinating how many of the pubs managed to end up with Armada ship timbers, considering only one Armada ship, the San Pedro El Mayor, was wrecked in the South West – in Devon. Look up Dr James Wright's Historic Building Mythbusting book.
More ripping yarn to go with your pint than any actual evidence.
Recycling has never been a new thing, stone age man did it.
The Spanish lost all of their ships and this man works for the Spanish
Stokie knowles is kgb ira ck
Into the dark arts
Cheap wood
Try Pembroke Dock in West Wales. We had a naval dockyard here and my house which was built in 1860 contains wood from the ships built there. The floor in my front room is made of 16inch elm planks.
The Royal Navy of today can’t even stop rubber dingy borne invaders in the Channel. God help Britain.
Perhaps there is Viking Ship lumber out there also in use????? "Woodn't" surprise me!⛵
Amazing!
Absolutely fascinating!!! 😯
The Chesapeake Mill is documented, but all that's mentioned re ship's timbers in the Historic England listing for the Jolly Sailor is "some reused ships' timbers for later support". Later. I.e. not built using Armada timbers, which would have long since been reused or rotted away by the time this building needed support.
Cool, i will add that one to my list, anyway Looe is a lovely place.
Recycling has always been a thing i guess.
Fabulous! I'd love to visit & maybe watch the footies! Maybe someday
I co-hosted a walk in Rotherhithe with a Museum of London archaeologist who showed where there had been a ship-breaking industry in the 19thC
He showed us where ships'timbers had been used to make the barge-beds where the ships were dismantled,some nearby buildings which had used ships' timbers in their construction,and even,for some larger timbers,which ship they had come from…
IS THERE A PUB NAMED AFTER THE FAMOUS ENGLISH ARMADA THAT FAILED MISERABLY WITH 20000 ENGLISH DEAD LATER ON ??