The White Lion, Putney
{{Short description|Pub in Putney, London}}
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The White Lion is a Grade II listed public house in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Location
The building is on the west side of Putney High Street at numbers 14-16, close to the corner of the Lower Richmond road and the southern end Putney Bridge.{{National Heritage List for England |num=1184658 |desc=The White Lion public house|access-date=3 April 2015}}
History
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The pub was a former hotel and the "White Lion" name has been in existence since 1636.{{cite web |title=Parishes: Putney |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol4/pp78-83 |website=www.british-history.ac.uk |access-date=11 August 2023}}
The building dates from 1887
{{cite web |last1=Stuff |first1=Good |title=The White Lion Hotel Public House, Wandsworth, London |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101184658-the-white-lion-hotel-public-house-thamesfield-ward#.Y3q-TnbP02w |website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk |access-date=11 August 2023}} and the architecture is in the French Second Empire style,{{cite news |title=Heritage Statement 5.3 Appendix B |url=https://www.tideway.london/media/2091/53-heritage-statement-appendix-b-putney-embankment-foreshore.pdf |access-date=11 August 2023 |publisher=Thames Tideway Tunnel |date=January 2013}} including caryatids and lions.{{cite web |title=The White Lion Pub. Putney High Street, Putney, London |url=https://victorianweb.org/art/architecture/pubs/26.html |website=victorianweb.org |access-date=11 August 2023}} The pub had many different landlords{{cite web |title=White Lion, 14 & 16 High Street, Putney SW15 |url=https://pubwiki.co.uk/SurreyPubs/Putney/WhiteLion.shtml |website=pubwiki.co.uk |access-date=11 August 2023}} and once had a large meeting room and bowling saloons.{{cite news |last1=Thompso |first1=Hugh |title=Old Newspaper Throws a Light on Victorian Putney |url=http://www.putneysw15.com/default.asp?section=info&page=conhughthompson008.htm |access-date=11 August 2023 |work=www.putneysw15.com |publisher=Putney SW15.com |date=8 October 2021}}
In 1978 it was the venue for Gary Numan gig{{cite web |title=London Putney White Lion |url=http://www.numandiscography.co.uk/htdocs/concerts_tours/1978/londonputneywhitelion27041978.php |website=numandiscography.co.uk/ |access-date=11 August 2023}} and on 7 April 1983 the building was given Grade II status. It later became a Slug and Lettuce chain pub, then The Litten Tree, then a Walkabout chain pub, then Wahoo, a sports bar. As of June 2019, it has been empty for over six years.{{cite web|title=PUBS IN SW15 PUTNEY, PUTNEY HEATH & ROEHAMPTON|url=http://camraswl.org.uk/commons_pubs_SW15_Putney.html|work=CAMRAswl|publisher=CAMRA|access-date=13 December 2013}} In 2017 it was given protection under Article 4 Directions by Wandsworth Borough Council.{{cite news |title=Pubs continue to thrive in Wandsworth |url=https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/2019-news/september-2019/pubs-continue-to-thrive-in-wandsworth/ |access-date=11 August 2023 |work=Wandsworth Borough Council |date=4 September 2019 |language=en-gb}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|White Lion, Putney}}
{{Pubs in London}}
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Category:Pubs in the London Borough of Wandsworth
Category:Grade II listed pubs in London
Category:Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Wandsworth