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The Oldest Inhabited house in England

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The Oldest Inhabited house in England.jpg A Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century)ThumbnailsThe Four forces of flightA Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century)ThumbnailsThe Four forces of flightA Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century)ThumbnailsThe Four forces of flightA Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century)ThumbnailsThe Four forces of flightA Matchlock and a Firelock, or Fusil (17th Century)ThumbnailsThe Four forces of flight

The “Fighting Cocks” inn at St. Albans, down by the river Ver, below the Abbey, claims to be—not the oldest inn—but the oldest inhabited house, in the kingdom: a pretension that does not appear to be based on anything more than sheer impudence.