History & Haunting of: The Jolly Sailor ,Looe ,Cornwall, England,UK The Jolly Sailor is one of the oldest pubs in the Country in fact it is featured in a wills cigarette card collection called 40 oldest inns. Affectionately Known as the JOLLY By the locals over the centuries, since 1516, it has been a place of rest and recreation for seafarers and travellers alike. Until about 120 years ago sea vessels used to moor right alongside the old part of the building, until land was reclaimed allowing for cottages adjacent to the pub to be built. It’s noted in many Cornish books and old stories that the historic rooms of the Jolly are haunted...... The main beam in the Jolly has come from a French ship of the line at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. it was captured and renamed the HMS Indifatigble. This ship was eventually broken up and the landlord of the time knowing someone in the dockyard had the beam installed and it still remains in the maim part of the bar in the Jolly Sailor. looedirectory.co.uk/ When two licensees moved in recently, one of the first things they came across was the pub ghost. He was wearing the frock-coated uniform of a coachman with a linen shirt, hair in a ponytail and leather gaiters. This phantom, witnesses have seen, on many occasions over the years. A porter reported several sighting of a phantom young girl, passing through walls on the landing. Witnesses have seen a small woman, dressed in old-fashioned clothing. She moved between bedrooms. She has even spoken to guests or employees. There have been curious reports of a phantom white rabbit, also in residence. The Jolly Sailor Inn was a favourite haunt of pirates and smugglers. They plotted with the proprietor, with used the premises to conceal their contraband. On one occasion, the Customs and Excise authorities raided the pub. The proprietor was a resourceful woman. She sat upon the barrels, covering them with her voluminous petticoats. Once hidden, she continued her knitting. The customs officers searched the inn to no avail. ghostpubs/haunted-pubs/ Walls are whitewashed stone, paintwork is black, there are oak beams, flagstone floors and a hidden smugglers’ trapdoor. Don’t wear your best shoes here. Locals sometimes don wellies to paddle through bar when sandbags fail to stop very high tides. newtraveleditor.co.uk A short stroll along the beach in East Looe. Heading east you come to Second Beach. Here in Penrocks is a cave reputed to have been used by smugglers, to store contraband. Photo 1 by looemusic.co.uk/ Photo 2 by looedirectory.co.uk/pubs/ Photo 3 from daveuptonphotography.co.uk/ Photo 4 by looe.co.uk-Stunning views over Looe and Looe Bay
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:22:54 +0000
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