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London Colney: The White Lion public house

Having photographed TL1703 : London Colney: The Golden Lion public house it would be unfair not to submit an image of its very close neighbour, located about 200 metres away down the High Street, but in a different grid square. Although not marked as such on the old Ordnance Survey mapping the pub has existed since at least 1881 when the Census enumerator recorded the following occupants:

Robert FROST, Head of the household, married, age 56, born Necton, Norfolk, occupation Farm Foreman (Bailiff)
Mary A. FROST, wife, aged 56, born Necton, Norfolk
Christina FROST, daughter, unmarried, aged 26, born Necton, Norfolk, occupation Dressmaker
Walter FROST, son, unmarried, aged 18, born St Albans, Hertfordshire, occupation Agricultural Labourer
Agnes FROST, granddaughter, aged 7, born London Colney, Hertfordshire
Charles BENNETT, boarder, widower, aged 57, born Shenley, Hertfordshire, occupation Agricultural Labourer

It is interesting to see that the head of the household did not give his primary occupation as the publican. However the old maps show that Sheephouse Farm was just over the road from the pub (where the 1960s flats with the pale orange brickwork are), so maybe Robert Frost was the foreman at that farm.