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The Volunteer245-247 Baker Street, Marylebone, City of Westminster London NW1 6XE 020 7486 4091 A 1989 pamphlet tells us that, in the 17th century there were two farms, the Park and Daget, located here. The Volunteer was built in 1794, but some unspecified time later the licensee was in the cellar when the door to one of the unused alcoves opened to reveal the figure of a man 'wearing a surcoat, breeches and stockings', costume typical of the seventeenth century. In modern times he has been identified as Robert Nevill, a royalist supporter who had been present at the Battle of Naseby. The entire Nevill family died in a fire in 1654, presumably in one of the farms here. Reports are not clear if this apparition was a one-off or if he has been seen recently. Link: Shady Old Lady Link: The Metro Link: Cromwelliana |
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