Tinner's Arms
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| Location | Zennor, Cornwall, England |
| Coordinates | 50°11′29″N 5°34′7″W / 50.19139°N 5.56861°W |
| Completed | 1271 |
The Tinner's Arms is a traditional Cornish pub in Zennor, Cornwall. It is located opposite St Senara's Church and was originally built in 1271 to house the masons building the church.[1] The name is derived from the Tinners, with records of tin extraction in the area dating back to Tudor times.[2] D. H. Lawrence stayed for a fortnight in the pub in 1916.[3][4] The pub sign pictures a tin miner at work, testimony to its origins. It is the only pub in the village.[5]
Architecture
It is described as "all low beams and dark wood" with a "warm fire in the winter", and retains a medieval ambiance.[6] Its specials are "Tinner's" and "Zennor Mermaid" (Sharp's Special).[6] The Daily Telegraph notes its "sleepy, timeless quality and the way it's just not changed in centuries."[7] Next door is White House, originally named Bos Cres, or "house in the middle", a Grade II listed building dated to 1838 and restored in 2005, promoted as accommodation with the pub.[8]
Critical reception
The AA notes its "pigeon breast with mushrooms and tarragon sauce; Terras Farm duck breast with braised peas and new potatoes; chocolate fudge cake with clotted cream; or 'Moomaid' ice cream made on the local farm."[9] The Good Pub Guide ranks it 4.5 stars of 5 saying it has "enjoyable ploughman's with three cornish cheeses and home-baked bread, long unspoilt bar with flagstones, granite, stripped pine and real fires each end, back dining room, well kept ales such as St Austell, Sharps Doom Bar and Wadworths 6X from casks behind counter, farm cider."[10]
References
- ↑ Fergusson 2012, p. 242.
- ↑ Buckley, Allen (2009). "West Penwith". The Tudor Tin Industry. Pool, Camborne, Cornwall: Penhellick Publications. pp. 31–33. ISBN 9781871678666.
- ↑ Hyde 2008, p. 66.
- ↑ Carswell 1981, p. 45.
- ↑ "The Tinner's Arms". The Tinner's Arms. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- 1 2 Viccars 2008, p. 317.
- ↑ "The Tinners Arms, Zennor". The Daily Telegraph. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "The White House". The Tinner's Arms. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "The Tinner's Arms". AA. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "The Tinner's Arms". The Good Pub Guide. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
Bibliography
- Carswell, Catherine (29 October 1981). The Savage Pilgrimage: A Narrative of D. H. Lawrence. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-28386-1.
- Fergusson, Kirsty (4 September 2012). Bradt Travel Guide Slow Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly: Local, Characterful Guides to Britain's Special Places. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-392-4.
- Hyde, Virginia (31 January 2008). The Risen Adam: D. H. Lawrence's Revisionist Typology. Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0-271-02845-3.
- Viccars, Sue (1 November 2008). Dorset. Crimson Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7117-4982-5.