Christopher Inn succubus, St Albans

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The Christopher Inn was a legendary hostelry in St Albans, Hertfordshire, since the late 16th century; but its outstanding reputation started to decline by the 19th century as it became one of city's most infamous pubs. One visible remaining part of the former building is discovered hidden away along French Row and features a carved bracket shaped like a woman with goat-like legs and cloven hooves. She also has goat horns curling from her head and wings on her back. This succubus is believed by local legend to be the signpost of a medieval brothel. In the 19th century, a victualler at the St Christopher Inn was charged with running a brothel and pleaded guilty to unlawfully keeping a disorderly house in 1862. Photos taken during the Weird Tour of St Albans conducted by the organizers of The Urban Weird Conference hosted at the University of Hertfordshire on April 6-7, 2018. This model was generated in 3DF Zephyr Free and posted on Walpurgisnacht, 2018.