Thomas Telford designed a new route through St Albans as part of his project to avoid steep gradients on the London to Holyhead road, and the inn found itself at the junction of London Road and Holywell Hill.
Thomas Telford designed a new route through St Albans, avoiding Holywell Hill, as part of his large-scale scheme to improve the London to Holyhead. The inn found itself at the junction of London Road and Holywell Hill.