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Congleton: Swan Bank, Lion and Swan Inn

Ref No:c12875
Date Period:1950 to 1959
Title:Congleton: Swan Bank, Lion and Swan Inn
Description:Exterior shot of the timber framed building.
Artist Photographer:Clifford Rathbone
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There has been a public house on this site since 1496. The site was originally two pubs, The Swan and The Lion which merged in the 18th century and as of 2021, is still open.

From the Clifford Rathbone Collection. Rathbone (d.1975) was a journalist, local historian, and editor of the Macclesfield Times and Courier (later the Macclesfield Express) for many years.

   
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