The Winchelsea Arms (RamJam Inn)
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For those interested in the history of Winchelsea, the Winchelsea Arms is the former name of a very well-known Inn on the A1 Great North Road in Rutland, The Ram Jam. The history of the Winchelsea Arms is known in part from a pencil drawing by Samuel Henry Grimm in 1750, now located in the British Museum Library. It shows a humble ale-house with accommodation for a pig. The Inn was known as the Winchelsea Arms because it was part of the estate of Daniel Finch, Earl of Winchelsea and Nottingham, who lived nearby. The landlord at the time, Charles Blake, brewed his own ale, and a special drink known as Ram Jam - believed to have been made from ale, eggs and sugar. He advertised the product with a sign hung over the entrance, and over time the Inn became known as the Ram Jam Inn, rather than its true name, the Winchelsea Arms. |
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