Red Lion - Moorland Road, Burslem, Staffordshire, UK.
N 53° 02.749 W 002° 11.774
30U E 553883 N 5877669
The Red Lion is the most common pub name in the UK.
Waymark Code: WMDH4C
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/15/2012
Views: 5
Fourteenth century John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, was one of the most powerful men in the country in his time exerting great influence over the child King Richard II. The Red Lion is often a reference to him.
It is, however, also a heraldic reference to Scotland and James IV (James I of England). Here it is more likely to be a John of Gaunt reference even though he was a Lancastrian.
This sign is a standard red lion shown rampant.
Name of Artist: Not known.
Date of current sign: Not known.
Date of first pub on site: Not known.
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