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Historic Staffordshire pub closes doors ahead of extensive refurbishment

An iconic Staffordshire pub which is said to date back to Tudor times and rumoured to have been visited by Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots, has closed its doors for a £150,000 revamp.

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