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Picture source: Hania Franek
The Oddfellows Arms was situated on Main Street. Built in 1791 as two cottages, it became a pub in 1874. The pub closed in August 2018 and in early 2020 an application was made to demolish the building and to replace it with housing.
The Oddfellows pub has been closed since August 2018. It was built in 1791 or 1799 depending on who you believe and reportedly became a pub in 1874 although probably at that time and as far back as 1870 it was just a beerhouse. Known locally as Oddies it is reported to be the oldest in the village but this seems unlikely. A 1905 photograph shows it as a Phillips & Marriott Ltd establishment. In 2009 Bedford brewer Charles Wells failed to sell the pub at auction. A planning application for "permission for the part demolition/part conversion of former public house to a dwelling house and construction of five dwellings with access and outline permission for the erection of up to 20 dwellings and associated infrastructure" may have been withdrawn as locals are trying to organise a community ownership.
Steve Turner (August 2021)
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Picture source: Hania Franek
Picture source: Hania Franek
Date of photo: 2021	Picture source: © Steve Turner 2021
Date of photo: 2021	Picture source: © Steve Turner 2021