White Lion Hotel, St Leaonard Gate, Lancaster

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iBase ID

236627

Reference identifier

NLA20120323015

Title

White Lion Hotel, St Leaonard Gate, Lancaster

Place

Lancaster

General notes

The White Lion Inn stood at the north east-end of St Leonardgate in Lancaster.

For man years it was the tollbar for goods coming into Lancaster from the north east, a function which it shared with inns at other entrance points such as the White Cross and the Bridge Inn.

It is unknown when it was built, but record of the inn go back to the early 1800s.
The White Lion closed in 2002 and was turned in to student accommodation.
Previous owners included
1807: James Burkit
1818-28: Richard Leak or Leack
1834: Thomas Kellet Mashiter
1844-51: John Green
1856: William Hill
1864-72: William Butterworth (1865 election petition)
1881: (census) Dorothy Thomas
1883-85: Charles Bond
1886: Tolls bought out by Lord Ashton
1886-96: Frederick George Nield
1901: Mrs C Neild
1913: A N Jackson
1929: Unknown
1934: T Seed
1956-57: unknown
1970: E Riley

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

14.5 x 8.87

Mario Map link

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Subjects

BUILDINGS > Commercial buildings

Place Names > Lancaster

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