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Red Lion Hotel, Slaugham, Haywards Heath, Sussex

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1851, George Mitchell, Red Lion .. Post Office Directory

In 1851 at Hand Cross, Slaugham, Cuckfield is the Red Lion
George Mitchell, Innkeeper aged 61 and born in Benenden, Kent
Barbara Mitchell, Wife aged 50 and born in Fletching, Sussex
George Roberts Nephew, Gardener aged 28 and born in Fletching, Sussex
Eliza Budgen, Cook aged 21 and born in Worth, Sussex
Elizabeth Pickham, House maid aged 21 and born in Cuckfield, Sussex
George Patching, Lodger, Agricultural labourer aged 40 and born in Brighton, Sussex
James Bates, Lodger, Agricultural labourer aged 50 and born in Cuckfield, Sussex

1867, George Roberts, Red Lion commercial inn, Handcross .. Post Office Directory

1878, Thomas James Hewitt, Red Lion, Handcross .. Post Office Directory

1899, John Mason, Red Lion commercial hotel, Handcross .. Post Office Directory

1909, Stanley Charles Ball, Red Lion Hotel, Slaugham .. Post Office Directory

In 1911, Rowland Dancey, is licensee at the Railway Inn, Balcombe, Balcombe

1918, Rowland Brown Dancey, Red Lion Hotel, Handcross, Slaugham .. Post Office Directory

In 1921, Rowland Dancey is licensee at the Red Lion Hotel, Handcross, Slaugham
Rowland Dancey, Licensed Victualler aged 62 years 3 months and born in Berkshire
Jane Dancey, Wife, Home Duties aged 63 years 9 months and born in Buckinghamshire
Thomas Westley Hamman, Son-in-law, Assisting Father In Law In Business aged 33 years 2 months and born in Shropshire
Alice Hamman, Daughter, Home Duties aged 32 years 2 months and born in Cuckfield, Sussex
Henry Haylor, Servant, Cowman aged 56 years 10 months and born in Balcombe, Sussex
Mary Ann Faulkner, Domestic Servant aged 32 years 11 months and born in Slaugham, Sussex
George William Billson, Visitor, Leather Case Maker aged 23 years 8 months and born in London
Dorothy Annie Stebb, Visitor, Scale Hand, Huntley & Palmers aged 22 years 3 months and born in Reading

1930, Red Lion Hotel, F J Comer, Slaugham, Haywards Heath .. Post Office Directory

1938, Chequers Inn, Oliver Depree, Slaugham, Haywards Heath .. Post Office Directory

Mid Sussex Times. 30 November 1979
The 400 year old Red Lion, at Handcross is back in business after being devastated by fire last year. The cost of restoring the famous inn was £400,000, and here joint licensee Gonzaloi Burillo drinks a toast to its future success.



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