The White Lion, in Barton Street, was situated a few yards from the Kings Head, going towards the town. It is a Georgian building but the recorded history of the house goes back to at least 1774. The license of the White Lion was relinquished in 1917. The owners Arnold Perrett & Co opted for compensation. If you look carefully in the photograph below you will see a rectangular patch of bricks that are slightly lighter in shade than the rest. This was once a painted pub sign. It has been said that in the 1970’s the word ‘whisky’ was still visible in ghost writing.
Map Reference: SO 896326
Licensing Details:
Owner in 1891: Tewkesbury Brewery
Rateable value in 1891: £23.0s.0d.
Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse
Owner in 1903: Arnold Perrett & Co. Ltd., Wickwar Brewery
Rateable value in 1903: £28.0s.0d.
Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse
Closing time in 1903: 11pm
Landlords at the White Lion include:
1774-1780 Josiah Chamberlain
1780-1783 Ann Dewguard (widow)
1783-1792 R. Leighton
1792-1794 Robert Giles
1794-1797 John Ridler
1797-1798 Robert Townley
1798-1804 Lewis Prosser
1809 Thomas Laughton
1809-1810 – Hill
1810-1813 – Holder
1816,1822 Thomas Fizer
1830 Benjamin Silvester
1838,1851 Joseph Roberts
1851-1853 Brothwell Dixon
1853,1856 Walter Roberts
1863 Elizabeth Merricks
1863-1868 Isaac Farrow
1868 Jack Barrett
1885,1887 Isaac Crisp
1891 Catherine Crisp
1897 George Jones
1897-1907 George Edward Morris
1907-1908 Charles Anderson
1908-1909 Frank Taylor
1909-1915 Henry Short
1915-1917 E.J. Shipp
1917 Thomas Albert Curtis
