licence to let horses. E17 the time he sold the inn in ls’5Z., wadonettes and carriaqes could also loe
hired here. In that near one]ose;ah lure fau rchased the house. B17 l$’.50, he was Wd1/B1"l'Si5i1/L7 the “jied
Lion” as a fine lodging inn, with carriage and stalvlinq facilities. B17 ls’l0 he had lvecome a flu
ro rietor o the “fie Lion an lii/er stalvles ”. A- l was a small one horse carria e, irst
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intro uce at Bri hton in lylé. It was ori inall ushe or ulle l7 two men, lvut later the term
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was given to anu one horse carriage of the hansom tufe.
josefh jfiure keft the “Ked Lion" until his death in 7371, whereafter it passed to his son
Koloert. In l5’$’é, he sold the house to the Frederick Flint Breweru of5t. Dunstan 's Gantert-u ru.
Theu installed one Thomas Fisher 4-I-inds into the house as a tenant. H-e keft it until ll’?l’, Being
succeeded in that uear I717 Samuel Dommett and he in l‘I0z You Frederick Anderson. It was whilst in
his hands that the Flint Breweru sold out to the Beer and fiiqden Breweru of éanterlvu r17. In H04,
Anderson was succeeded 177 Frank (’/lauson, he in H77 l>17]ohn Friend, who was here for the duration
ofworld War I, and on until l?.Z7, when he was succeeded l>17]oshua §older, he in l?Zl Ioujohn
Thomas Watson, he in toes’ 1717 Fichard 5. Ansell and he in H55 T717 Qeorde Eu rton, who was here for
manu uears to follow. In the 7?4»0's the Beer and Kigden Breweru sold out to the Whitlvread
Breweru and theu el/entu allu sold the “ Ked Lion " to the Bass éharindton Breweru.
Todaij, the inn is no londer l7rewer17~owned and is keft P17 £rndrew Paice fltill and Penelofae
éai/ill.
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