The Lion & Snake
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Lion & Snake by Richard Croft as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Richard Croft Taken: 2 Mar 2015
A popular and historic, grade II listed inn on Bailgate in the heart of Roman Lincoln. There has been an inn on this site since at least 1649 when it was called the Ram, becoming the Red Lion from 1726 to 1769, then the Earl of Scarborough's Arms for a while and the Red Lion and Snake in 1783. It has been known as the Lion & Snake since 1834.
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