Oldest pub? Secret passageways? Spiral staircases oriented for sword fighting? SPOILER, they're not!

Oldest pub? Secret passageways? Spiral staircases oriented for sword fighting? SPOILER, they're not!

Dr James Wright, author of 'Historic Building Mythbusting

Uncovering Folklore, History and Archaeology' joined me before his talk at Harvington History Festival, to discuss common myths and folklore associated with old buildings, why they developed and what they tell us about the people who told them and believed them.

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