Black Lion, Bishop's Stortford, 1848

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

2006.6921

The old Black Lion Inn, Bishop's Stortford. Signed [P/T?] C. Dibdin, 1848. Tinted lithograph published by D Bogue. Victorians were fascinated by picturesque decay, but the reality was that houses like these were probably unpleasant - if not dangerous - to live in, and tended to be occupied by the poor. Many were pulled down, but the fine Tudor Black Lion has survived, albeit heavily restored, in Bridge Street.

1848

ph8720

120 transparency

1) Photo Studio

The Black Lion Inn, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, UK.

PWD Box 4 (blue).

Herts Before the Car, 2001