Site Event/Activity record ECH3975 - The Lamb Hotel, Nantwich. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment

An archaeological desk-based assessment was undertaken for the Lamb Hotel, Nantwich, in advance of redevelopment. The record of a hotel with the name 'Lamb Hotel' can be traced back to 1714 through documentary sources, but there is also record of an earlier Mansion House on the site that became a tavern in 1552. The latest re-building of the hotel is recorded as 1861. On the western side of the hotel a long, timber-framed building is depicted on nineteenth century prints, it was known as the 'Old Barn' and was used by the Lamb as a public theatre, it was demolished in 1883.