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lyon inn
The Borough
The Lyon Inn (marked as 'I' on the 1886 map below) had a bit of a potted history name-wise. It started as the Lyon Inn with its earliest record dated 1615, but by 1780 was known as the Eagle and shortly thereafter as the Falcon. It is likely that it was also known as the Spread Eagle Inn referred to in the 1852 news article in the Gallery below.
At least its location is known - it was on the south side of the Borough (technically High Street) on the eastern corner of Tabernacle Lane as shown on the map.
In the early 17th century Tabernacle Lane was known as Narrow Lane and a map of 1813 shows that all the buildings along the eastern side of the northern section of the lane, including the Lyon Inn, belonged to the Corporation of the Borough of Yeovil (the predecessor of the Town Council).
In the Rate Book of 1669 it is shown that the highest rents - 16s. per annum - were obtained from three inns in the Borough namely The King's Head, The Lyon and the Bell.
The Lyon Inn appears to have closed in 1867 when William Pride was refused an ale-house license at the Borough Petty Sessions.
map
Gallery
The reference to the Spread Eagle Inn in the 13 November 1852 edition of the Wells Journal.
owners / tenants / licensees
as Lyon
Inn
1615 – George
Hayne
1669 – Matthew
Wills, widd.
late George
Hayne, 16s.0d.
for 'The Lyon'
(Portreeve's
Account Book -
Rents of
Assize).
1683 – Widow
White
1715 – Jonathan
Wills
1733 – James
Cook 'The Lyon'
1745 – James
Cook 'The Lyon'
1771 – Mrs Sealy
1775 – Richard
Peddle (late
Sealy's)
as Eagle
Inn (also listed
as the Falcon)
1780 – William
Edwards (late
Piddle) 'over
against the
Market House'
1782 – Thos.
Spiller - the
Falcon
1784 – Bailey -
the Falcon
1813-46 – ditto
(Penny on west)
1847 – Proposed
Sale, £1,200 –
no bids. Hannam
(ironmonger)
occupier, 17 May
1847
1867 – William
Pride "of the
Eagle Tavern" -
ale-house
license refused
(Petty Sessions)
