ORIGINAL LION & LAMB PUB
The Lion and Lamb Public House was built in 1846 and was on the main route to York, providing Refreshment and Lodgings. St. James’s Church by Seacroft Green was built within a year of the Lion and Lamb.
Until 1912 The Pub’s Licence came under the Tadcaster Licencing District after which it came under the control of the Leeds Licensing Justices at which time the Licensee was George Dennell.
Licensees from the Lion and Lamb have only been prosecuted twice; George Dennell being the culprit on both occasions, firstly on 30th April 1914 for being drunk – for which the charge was dismissed and then again on the 29th February 1916 under the Control Orders, when he was fined £5.
Most of Seacroft in the early 20th Century was part of the Seacroft Hall Estate under the ownership of Darcy Bruce Wilson, who lived at Seacroft Hall. The Wall along the road to the right is one of the few remaining sections of the Boundary Wall that used to surround more of the Seacroft Hall Estate.
The Lion and Lamb was auctioned with the rest of the Seacroft Estate on the Death of Darcy Bruce Wilson in 1931 when it was sold to John Davenport & Sons of Birmingham. Prior to that, the pub had been free of tie for its beer.
Licensees from the Lion and Lamb have only been prosecuted twice; George Dennell being the culprit on both occasions, firstly on 30th April 1914 for being drunk – for which the charge was dismissed and then again on the 29th February 1916 under the Control Orders, when he was fined £5.
Most of Seacroft in the early 20th Century was part of the Seacroft Hall Estate under the ownership of Darcy Bruce Wilson, who lived at Seacroft Hall. The Wall along the road to the right is one of the few remaining sections of the Boundary Wall that used to surround more of the Seacroft Hall Estate.
The Lion and Lamb was auctioned with the rest of the Seacroft Estate on the Death of Darcy Bruce Wilson in 1931 when it was sold to John Davenport & Sons of Birmingham. Prior to that, the pub had been free of tie for its beer.
It was a working pub until the 1950s and had an onsite brewery at the rear of the pub. The Brew House and The Wash House still stand behind the Pub.
Davenports applied [on 9th March 1939] for a grant of the removal of the License to premises to be built on the adjacent plot of land. The Second World War intervened and the new premises were not built until after the war and the grant was renewed by the Justices in March 1956. It opened for business on the 5th September 1956 under its new name, the Seacroft Hotel, Subsequently The New Lion and Lamb. (Now the site of Aldi Supermarket)
The previous owners bought the house in 1989 in a state of extreme disrepair
from it having been used as a store house for many years by the brewery. They did much to restore the property to a habitable state and until 2005 The Lion and Lamb operated as a B & B Guest House.
The previous owners bought the house in 1989 in a state of extreme disrepair
from it having been used as a store house for many years by the brewery. They did much to restore the property to a habitable state and until 2005 The Lion and Lamb operated as a B & B Guest House.
In the 1841 Census there is a entry for Thomas Sowden who was Mary's husband Innkeeper at Broom Hills Farm, York Road.
1851 Census - Mary Sowden (Widow) Innkeeper
1861 Census - "
1871 Census - Henry Sowden Innkeeper who was Mary's son
1881 Census - Isabella Sowden Innkeeper who was Henry's widow
1891 Census - "
1911 Census - George Dennell
At one time it was the home of Mr + Mrs J. Spence who were specialists in wrought ironwork until the mid 1980s.
1851 Census - Mary Sowden (Widow) Innkeeper
1861 Census - "
1871 Census - Henry Sowden Innkeeper who was Mary's son
1881 Census - Isabella Sowden Innkeeper who was Henry's widow
1891 Census - "
1911 Census - George Dennell
At one time it was the home of Mr + Mrs J. Spence who were specialists in wrought ironwork until the mid 1980s.