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OLD WEST SURREY 



Let us hope that the tine old ' King's Arms ' inn may 

 stand untouched for another century or two. Here again 

 is a structure that cannot be called beautiful, but that is 

 full of character. It is a large, plain-faced, three-storied 

 brick building, with a simple pediment; and a modest porch 

 on two columns, surmounted by a balcony with plain iron 

 railings. Ten windows in the first floor show to the street 

 front, and a large arch leads to the ample stable-yard. 



The 'King's Arms' 



It was the great posting inn. The landlord had a farm 

 close by at Farncombe, where from thirty to forty horses 

 were kept. Some of the coaches stopped at this inn, 

 though not so many as were served by the other chief 

 inns of the day. These were the ' Richmond Arms,' the 

 ' Red Lion,' the ' Angel,' and the ' White Hart,' 



The local London coach, the ' Accommodation,' here had 

 its home terminus. It ran between Godalming and the 

 ' White Horse,' Piccadilly. The fare was half-a-guinea. It 



