Marford
is an amazing village full of buildings that ooze character and
the odd thing is that most of the buildings, including the Trevor
Arms Hotel which dates back to the early 1800's, feature a cross
or crosses which are intended to ward off evil spirits. In fact
 the Trevor Arms Hotel
has 4 or 5 of these set into its structure. The story relates
that following a battle in Paris between Catholics and Protestants
in the late 1700's, which the Catholics won, the Protestants
made their escape up the River Seine and eventually, via the
River Dee, landed at Ecclestone Ferry nearby.Marford Village
is built in a Dutch style, with a place in Holland believed to
be identical. There is little doubt that the buildings and their
unusual architecture - with even more striking windows and strange
crosses - are the work of these Europeans. |