Bell, Horndon on the Hill, Essex - Widows Buns
The Bell pub, Horndon on the Hill, Essex sits on top of a hill with excellent views over the Essex marshland, the Thames, Kent and possibly London. It's situated on what is now a minor east - west road. It's been there for a long time.
As I understand it the son of the landlady went off to fight in WW1. He never returned but every Good Friday thereafter the landlady hung a hot cross bun from the ceiling for him and the tradition has continued. I understand that a similar tradition was maintained at the Bell and Bladebone pub in Stepney until it closed a few years ago.
I have come across a similar tradition in Corsica but involving yule logs placed oon a fire at Christmas time.
This picture also features Mrs yateleyart getting a round in.
Bell, Horndon on the Hill, Essex - Widows Buns
The Bell pub, Horndon on the Hill, Essex sits on top of a hill with excellent views over the Essex marshland, the Thames, Kent and possibly London. It's situated on what is now a minor east - west road. It's been there for a long time.
As I understand it the son of the landlady went off to fight in WW1. He never returned but every Good Friday thereafter the landlady hung a hot cross bun from the ceiling for him and the tradition has continued. I understand that a similar tradition was maintained at the Bell and Bladebone pub in Stepney until it closed a few years ago.
I have come across a similar tradition in Corsica but involving yule logs placed oon a fire at Christmas time.
This picture also features Mrs yateleyart getting a round in.