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Picture source: Hania Franek

The White Lion was situated on Kirkgate. This pub has been demolished, with offices built on the site. The White Lion dated back to the 18th century. It was used as election headquarters for parliamentary candidates John Hardy and William Busfield in the first half of the 19th century. The alteration to the frontage in the Victorian era included lions’ heads. In 1899 the pub was acquired by Joshua Tetley & Sons Ltd with “brewhouse and wine and spirits vaults”. The pub closed in 1963.

Source: John Yeadon

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