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The Bonaparte Inn closed in the 1850s and is now used as a private dwelling.

I have a very old book on inn signs,that refers to a pub in Nidd called Ass In A Band Box. The article goes on to say this house was first referred to in 1712. A latter sign depicted Napoleon sitting on an Ass on a bandbox using this device as a stepping stone to invade England. The source of this info is Quaint signs of old inns,G.J.Monson-Fitzjohn.

Joe Gangwer (May 2011)

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