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The Masons Arms was situated at 52 Claypath.

Source: Roy Lambeth

There is a story of the Masons Arms from Christmas Eve,1880, about the landlord, Stephen Bartle, a blind man, throwing out a customer, James Craggs (of Shildon), over a broken beer glass. The customer was fairly drunk and fell onto the flag stones outside, cracking open his head. He died later in the infirmary, at about 10am on Christmas Day. My great great grandmother, Mrs Elizabeth Fawell, accompanied the unfortunate customer to the Masons Arms that night.

Russell Henson (March 2024)

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