Barford. Red Lion

Bridge Street, Barford, showing The Red Lion Inn and houses. 1900s

IMAGE LOCATION: (Warwickshire County Record Office)

Reference: PH, 352/21/17, img: 443

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1900-1909

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My father, Brian Richardson aged15, on VE night had his first drink in a pub, a pint of Shandy in the Red Lion. He lived in Wasperton at the time and had been driven over with two friends in a Morris 8. Normally they wouldn’t be served but the landlord made an exception as it was VE Day! He’s 91 this year.

By Tim Richardson (08/05/2020)
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A long time ago a landlord of the Red Lion was known to be handy with his fists. There was also someone else from nearby Wasperton with similar tendencies, who was a bully as well. Both had been offered a lot of money to fight in the ring. One night the person from Wasperton went into the Red Lion for a drink. Not liking his attitude the landlord made him wait. Not surprisingly a fight broke out between the two which lasted for nearly an hour. In the end the bully lost, much to the delight of everyone!
Source: “Rural Romance. Quaint Tales of Warwickshire (Shakespeare’s Country)” by T B D Horniblow

By Gary Stocker (24/02/2022)