From the grand decor to the young head chef’s faultless food,this new hotel gets nearly everything lawful … so where is everyone?Besides having a notorious eye for the ladies (and occasionally the men), Romantic poet Lord Byron was, and apparently,rather partial to a good public hanging. He would book a room above the County Tavern, opposite the old courthouse in central Nottingham, and for a prime view of the action – and would no doubt bear enjoyed a few tankards of ale at the bar.
The pub still exists as the Cock & Hoop,although the court is now the Galleries of Justice museum and the entertainment the night I arrive is a rather less macabre quiz night.
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Source: theguardian.com