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The first inn at Nunbrook was built in 1497 and an inn in some form or other has stood there ever since. Many will be surprised by the relative youth of the present Three Nuns; although
it gives the appearance of been considerably older, it was not built until 1939 in a mock Tudor style. It replaced the building shown in the old photos of which parts were thought to date back to the
original 1497 inn. The original inn stood alongside the road occupying the present Three Nuns car park; the new building been set further back. It is rumoured that the original inn's extensive cellars
still remained intact but sealed off under the car park to this day.
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The Three Nuns also has connections with the Luddites who gathered in the nearby field before attacking Rawfold Mills in Cleckheaton. The Shears Inn at Hightown is the recognized meeting place of
the Luddites, but rumour has it that the Three Nuns also played a part. In the 1920,s a collection of Luddite weaponry was found concealed in a ceiling.
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