Couple to wed at historic inn
Couples could soon be able to tie the knot at Kinver's historic Whittington Inn, which dates back to medieval times. Couples could soon be able to tie the knot at Kinver's historic Whittington Inn, which dates back to medieval times. The pub and restaurant has long been a favourite venue for wedding receptions. Now owner Marstons Plc has applied to Staffordshire County Council to recognise the site on the A449 as an official venue for marriages and civil ceremonies. Money generated from the ceremonies could help pay for the on-going maintenance of the building, which dates back to the 14th century. It is the second historic site to have been put forward as a venue for weddings in the area. Read the full story in the Express & Star.
The pub and restaurant has long been a favourite venue for wedding receptions.
Now owner Marstons Plc has applied to Staffordshire County Council to recognise the site on the A449 as an official venue for marriages and civil ceremonies.
Money generated from the ceremonies could help pay for the on-going maintenance of the building, which dates back to the 14th century.
It is the second historic site to have been put forward as a venue for weddings in the area.
The owners of the nearby Stourton Castle, also on the Bridgnorth Road, were granted permission earlier this year for marriages to be held on site.
Mr Stuart Grove, owner of the castle, has been granted a temporary licence to stage up to 12 events a year.
The Whittington Inn was originally built as a home in 1310 by Sir William de Whittington, a knight of arms and owner of the land around Kinver.
His grandson was the famous Dick Whittington who went off to London to be become the Lord Mayor three times.
During the English civil war in the 1640s, King Charles II used a priest hiding hole in the manor following the Battle of Worcester.
In 1711 Queen Anne spent a night at the manor house and the solid oak front door holds one of only two of her Royal seals in the country.
In 1788 Lord Stamford changed the manor house into an Inn.
He brought the licence and the old sign-board from the original Whittington Inn a few hundred yards away.
He also removed the stained glass window carrying the arms of the Whittington family with the de Staffords and the Lowes.
But a copy hangs up in the room from which they were taken.
