The Red Lion was on the corner of the B4058 and Church Lane known as Long Cross. It is now a private house called the Old Red Lion.

This photo shows the very old oak tree that was in the middle of the main road (B4058) outside the Red Lion until it was felled in the early 1960’s. Traffic would go either side of it.

Licensing Records:

Owner in 1891: Arnold Perrett & Co. Ltd., Wickwar Brewery

Rateable Value in 1891: £12.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Arnold Perrett & Co. Ltd., Wickwar Brewery

Rateable Value in 1903: £12.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Landlords at the Red Lion include:

1856 J. Smith

1885,1891 Lucy Hobbs (Mrs Lucy Hobbs in 1885)

1891 Lucy Hobbs

1902 William Trott

1903 Charles E. Hendy

1906 Edwin H. Collins

1919,1927 Joseph Dyer

1939 Arthur Thomas Nelson

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