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The name is derived from the Arms of the Stanley family, which can be seen on the wall to the left of the sketch('Brid and Babby'). This hotel was the main coaching inn in the town, and was used for important meetings and dinners, on occasions the upper rooms were used for theatrical performances. The Ostler (stableman) at the inn was Thomas Casson former coachman for the 7th Earl of Balccarres and 24th Earl of Crawford at Haigh until the coming of the railway to Wigan, and by 1850 Thomas had left his Lordships's employment. While at the hostelry Thomas continued to recieve £3 annually from the Haigh estate for attendance to the Earl's horses.