Information for record number MWA13291:
Possible site for the Red Lion public house, High street, Kenilworth

Summary Possible site for the historic Red Lion public house situated on the north side of the High street.
What Is It?  
Type: Public House
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 72
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Level of Protection Local
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2 Possible site of the Red Lion public house, High street, Kenilworth. Possible site of the historic Red Lion public house recorded on Pigot's and Victuallers' databases. The latter shows it in existence in 1813. Situated on the north side of the High street, within the medieval settlement.
3 Steward resports that the building still exists as a private dwelling but does not give an exact location. He records that a reference is made to it on 3rd August 1652 as the Justices of the Peace for Warwickshire met at the 'Red Lyon at Kenelworth'. He goes on to say that the first licensee who can be definitely identified is found in the Register of Victuallers Recognizances; 1753 - 1828; Joseph Dencer from 1760 - 1785. By 1850 the Red Lion is not listed, and must be assumed closed.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Pigot and Co.'s Royal National and Commercial Topography and Directory of the Counties of Nottinghamshire Rutland Shropshire Staffordshire Warwickshire Westmorland Worcestershire Yorkshire Wales.
Author/originator: Pigot & Co.
Date: 1828-29
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Inns and Roads of Kenilworth
Author/originator: Rob J Steward
Date: 2000
Page Number: 29 - 54
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Victuallers Database 1801 - 1828 Victuallers Database, 1801 to 1828
Author/originator: Warwickshire County Record Office
Date: 1801 - 1828
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument COMMERCIAL * This is the top term for the class. See COMMERCIAL Class list for narrow terms. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument DWELLING * Places of residence. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument PUBLIC HOUSE * The public house was a 19th century development, distinctive from the earlier BEER HOUSE by its decorative treatment and fittings. back

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