Pounds Bridge, Penshurst, Kent, 1906, Charles George Harper

"pounds bridge" “pounds bridge inn, on a secluded road between speldhurst and penshurst, in kent. As will be seen by the illustration, it is an exceedingly picturesque example of the half-timbered method of construction greatly favoured in that district, both originally and in modern revival. It is, however, a genuine sixteenth-century building, and was erected, as the date upon it clearly proclaims, in 1593. " the old inns of old england, volume ii (of 2). A picturesque account of the ancient and storied hostelries of our own country author: charles g. Harper illustrator: charles g. Harper page 221.