RED LYON, Church Gate

RED LYON

Church Gate  (now Church Street)

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see also, the "WHITE LYON"

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The asterisk is below the Red Lion of the 19th Century. There is no reason

that its predecessor was not the "Red Lyon," in the same position, and probably

the same building.

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Taken from the Poor Rate Assessment Book 1732

L.R.O. Ref. CNP/3/1/11

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However, Anthony Hewitson, in his notes relating to the Court Leet
Records, he wrote the following:
"The Red Lyon would, no doubt, be the name of a public house, 
and it would be situated towards the north or the south end of
Friargate - which end is now impossible to definitely say, but probably
the latter".
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MINE HOST:

1732              James Fishwick (Property owned by Henry Fleetwood)
1775 - 79      William Dawson

1779 - 86      Samuel Dawson  (son of above William).
1786              William Birchall -son, Richard, d. w/c 2.9.1788, at the Red Lion in Preston.

1796              William Salisbury - [The Election Expense Record of expenditure incurred by the Committee in the Interests of Stanley and Houghton, bore the

                                                    address, 'William Salisbury, Old Red Lyon.']       
                                                              DDK/1683/62

1797              William Burrows

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Manchester Mercury - Tuesday 21 February 1775

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Manchester Mercury  10th August 1779

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London General Evening Post  12th August 1779
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Manchester Mercury  20th November, 1781, and

Manchester Mercury  5th March 1782

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Leeds Intelligencer 2nd July 1782

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Manchester Mercury  18th April 1786

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Manchester Mercury   4th July 1786 
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 Manchester Mercury   28th March 1797