Millard County Chronicle | 1912-09-12 | Page 1 | Tavern Also a Pawnshop

1 rAVERN ALSO A PAWNSHOP ' Establishment In tha City of London, c England, Is In Enjoyment of I Unique Privllsgo. t A time-honored London (Eng.) city aTern, the Castle, at the corner of L'owcross street, facing Farrlngtoo " itrcet. enjoys the unique distinction 1 sf being also a fully licensed pledgs ihop. Over the door In the bar, which I rives access to the landlord'! prlvats oora, and thrown Into bold relief by v he official document behind It, tba ilstoric three-sphered symbol la discernible. dis-cernible. Any one may here nego- ? lit a loan upon bis personal belong- ngs without being under the neces-Ity neces-Ity of first calling for refrshmenL . 'ormerly the house had a special I 'ledge counter resembling the modern Uottie and Jug" department, but tbla no longer In evidence. Tbla Strang combination of bust-iesa bust-iesa dates from the reign of Georgs V, who, after attending a cock fight tl t Hockley In tbe-Hole, applied to tta r ndlord of the Castl for a temporary w ccommodatloo on the security of his atch and chain. I?y royal warrant 1 ew days later ha Invested that oblig-ng oblig-ng bonlface with the right of ad- snclr.g money on pledges, and f-ora o bat time down to the present awnbroker't liren( h been annuai-r annuai-r granted to the Castle. This hostel-f hostel-f Is mentioned once or tSie 1 Hcl.cns la LU coveU. I!