Standing in the village of Forest Row is the Chequers Inn, a delightful 15th century posting inn, built approximately 1452. It is built of brick and fine old tiles. Smugglers used this Inn extensively and it was the Inn that was associated with a famous mail coach robbery which took place at the beginning of Wall Hill on June the 27th 1801. The thieves, led by a certain Mr Beatson, took with them between 4,000 to 5,000 pounds, leaving behind about 9,500 pounds worth of drafts and bills. The trial took place on March 29th 1802, by judge Baron Hotham. In the presence of nearly 3,000 people, Beatson, the mastermind behind the robbery, and his adopted son were hanged. They.
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