Golden Lion - Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. - Lion Statues on Waymarking.com

The lifesize statue of a Lion painted Gold, displayed relaxing across the balcony on an upper floor of the Lion Hotel, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, South Wales.

From the British Listed Buildings Website;
"Hotel, early C19 in origin, remodelled in mid C19, said to be in 1856. The front is the dominant feature in the approach to Pembroke across the Mill Bridge. The inn is said have been built as the New Inn c. 1800 by the Orielton estate and changed its name to the Golden Lion (the Owen of Orielton crest) by 1817. It was auctioned in the Orielton estate sale of 1857 as the Lion Hotel and Posting House and then had thirteen bedrooms, two closets, dining and drawing rooms, parlour, commercial farmers' room, two sitting rooms, ... stabling for 21 horses, two coach houses and a piggery. John Jones was the landlord.
The Lion was one of the principal inns of the town from the early C19" Text Source; (visit link)

Physical Address: The Lion Hotel, 7 Main Street, Pembroke, South Wales. Web Site: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
Take a photo of the lion.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   01/26/2016 veritas vita visited it