Wolston. Red Lion
The two houses formerly alongside the Red Lion were very thin and long, and had become semi derelict. It is believed that they were pulled down mainly to widen access to the rear of the pub, land previously mainly used for stabling and wide enough for a horse and cart but not for cars. The cottages were demolished to allow vehicle entry to the then new ‘beer garden’ and also to enable provision of a side entry door to the pub from the beer garden.
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Yes one of those cottages was owned and lived in by my great great grandfather George Kenney and wife Sarah. They had 13 children. For many years George was head game keeper at Wolston Manor
In 23rd June 1910 the landlord George Plowman died aged 78 years and the pub was taken over by his daughter Mary Jane Plowman
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