Golden Lion, 9 Bull Ring
| Alternative Addresses: | Ironmonger Row | ||
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| 1755 | 1935 | Golden Lion | |
| 1835 | 1841 | Beerhouse | |
Image from the Trinity Lodge website
In 1756 seven soldiers were billeted here.
In 1755 The Golden Lion was the meeting place of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Warwickshire (Masons) and again in both 1773 and 1785.
In January 1935 the pub stood alone as the only building not yet demolished in the Bull Ring before succumbing in order to make way for Trinity Street. The cellar of a monastery building was found during its demolition.
The licence was passed to the Plume of Feathers in Hen Lane.The Golden Lion is a popular sign, referring heraldically to Henry I or to the Percys, Dukes of Northumberland. | |||
LICENSEES:1822 - 1842 David Burrows 1842 - 1854 John Harby Shillcock 1854 - 1857 Thomas Poultney 1857 - 1870 Thomas Goode 1870 - 1871 Thomas H. Beecroft 1872 - 1877 David Smith 1877 - 1896 James Hegan 1896 Frank Morgan 1897 - 1899 James Lindon 1899 - 1906 William Lamb (formerly also licensee of the Golden Lion in Alcester) 1906 - 1914 Robert McGregor 1914 - 1934 Leonard Beaver 1934 - 1935 Robert Spicer | |||
 Street plan of 1851 | |||
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