5 and 7 North Gate, Sleaford
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5 and 7 North Gate, Sleaford
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 12 Jul 2013
Part of a row of 18th century Grade II Listed buildings. The Packhorse Inn is listed as the Lion Hotel. One of the early coaching inns it appears on the map of Sleaford, drawn around 1770 as The Packhorse Inn. It was also known as The White Lion, in its early days, but was recorded in a commercial directory of 1830 as The Lion Hotel and Posting House. The publican in 1872 was recorded as John Sewards. It remained The Lion Hotel until its recent closure. As the Lion Hotel it hosted the opening dinner for the Sleaford Railway, an event that marked the start of the decline in coaching trade.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.999611
Longitude
-0.410642