Walton-le-Dale - Red Lion

Name: Red Lion Inn

Address: Church Brow, Walton-le-Dale

Red Lion, Walton-le-Dale Postcard

The datestone on the Red Lion dates to 1763 but the first records I can find for the pub date to 1824 and the Baine's directory, so whether it was run as a pub before that time, or was initially used for residential purposes, potentially a farm, remains unknown.

1824 Baine's Directory - Edmund Lord

Listed landlords at the Red Lion were Edmund Lord (1824), James Hargreaves (1834), James Gardner (1835), Richard Worden (1841), James Threlfall (1848-67), William Miller (-1866), Richard Parker (1866-) and Richard Tyson (1881-).

Red Lion Entrance & Datestone

1834 Pigot's Directory - James Hargreaves

Annotated 1909 OS Map

1835 Electoral Register - James Gardner

1841 Census Richard Worden

Blackburn Standard Wednesday Mar 15 1848

1848 Slater's Directory - James Threlfall

1851 Census - James Threlfall

Blackburn Standard Wednesday Oct 12 1853

1854 Mannex Directory - James Threlfall

Blackburn Standard Wednesday Feb 24 1858

1861 Census - James Threlfall

Preston Chronicle Saturday Aug 20 1864

Blackburn Standard Wednesday Feb. 21 1866

1867 Probate - James Threlfall

1867 Burial at St Leonards - James Threlfall

1869 Slater's Directory - Richard Parker

1871 Directory - Richard Parker

1881 Directory - Richard Tyson

Blackburn Standard Saturday Oct 16 1886

1891 Directory - William Glew (foot soldier)

By the time of the 1891 census Richard Tyson, now in his mid-70s had retired and was living with his daughter Margaret in the village, and the occupant was William Glew, a foot soldier. 

Moving on to the existing licences, the whole of which were renewed, except that of the Red Lion, Walton le-Dale, for which there was no application.
Published: Saturday 22 August 1891
Newspaper: Morning Advertiser

Whilst the building still retained the name, Red Lion Hotel, I suspect it had stopped operating as such prior to that time, and later that year, after no application was made to extend the licence, the inn was closed for good and sold off.

On the 1895 Kelly's directory, the Red Lion was no longer listed and was henceforth confined to the history books. These days, the inn is used for residential use and is known as 'Red Lion Cottage'.

Red Lion Cottage