Between Lawford Street and Gloucester Lane, established in 1651 the Lamb Inn was a coaching inn with stables and a courtyard, no longer licensed by 1903 the building was demolished in the 20’s to be replaced with shops, the yard and stables survived into the late 40’s. The name above the door in this photograph is W. H. Symes, the Lamb’s last landlord.  Zachariah Huggins was also a horse dealer and was licensed to let horses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAMB INN West Street

1775. William Bartlett
1792 - 94. Mary Bartlett
1800. Anthony Harvey
1816 - 40. Zachariah Huggins
1841 - 44. Thomas Mountain
1848 - 51. Thomas Bennett
1851 - 55. Thomas Mountain
1858. Elizabeth Mountain
1860 - 72. Isaac Short
1874 - 79. Sarah Short
1881 - 82. Eliza Hember
1883. J. Grantley Smythe
1885 - 86. Joseph Bullock
1889. Ellen Mary Sheedy
1891 - 99. Mary Ann Davis
1901. John Butt
1902. William Symes