commercial-inn

Updated: January 26, 2026

The Winglebury Arms, in the centre of the High-street, opposite the small building with the big clock, is the principal inn of Great Winglebury—the commercial-inn, posting-house, and excise-office; the ‘Blue’ house at every election, and the judges’ house at every assizes.

Charles Dickens - Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people