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Old John Brunt V.C. Pub Sign. The John Brunt V.C. is a public house in Paddock Wood in Kent, England. Originally named The Kent Arms, on 3 September 1947 the pub was formally renamed John Brunt V.C. in honour of an English soldier, John Brunt, who won the Victoria Cross in the Second World War who spent his teenage years in the town.
Paddock Wood is a town and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Maidstone. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 8,263, [ 2 ] falling marginally to 8,253 at the 2011 Census. [ 1 ]
The building is built in a post-war brick style, although the design echoes some features of earlier gothic Anglican churches. [4] The rose window at the west end, was designed by Joan Howson in memory of former Paddock Wood resident, John Brunt VC.
Warburton's Wood Nature Reserve is a nature reserve near Kingsley, Cheshire, England, managed by the Cheshire Wildlife Trust. [ 1 ] The reserve consists of semi-natural woodland either side of a clough, or small valley, containing a tributary of the River Weaver .
Warburtons, bakers established in 1876; Warburtons Milk Roll-A-Coaster, roller coaster in Blackpool, England; Will Warburton, novel by George Gissing; Warburton House, a historic hotel located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Arms of Warburton of Arley [1]. The Warburton Baronetcy, of Arley in the County of Chester, was a title in the Baronetage of England.It was created on 27 June 1660 by Charles II for George Warburton, of Arley Hall, Cheshire, whose great-uncle had been Sergeant at Law and a Justice of Common Pleas in the time of Charles I.
Thomas Warburton (1837–1909) was an English businessman. In 1870, he founded a grocery shop which became a bakery business, known today as Warburtons.It is now the largest bakery business in the United Kingdom, owned by Jonathan, Ross and Brett Warburton, the fifth generation of the family.
The barn on Paddock Lane dates from the 17th century. [26] Also on Paddock Lane are two farmhouses: one was built in 1717 by Thomas Egerton and features an inglenook fireplace; [ 27 ] the other is Wigsey Farmhouse which was originally built in the 17th century with later additions, including a 19th-century porch. [ 28 ]