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A thatch-roofed building with a hanging inn sign, a small window with lace curtains, and a text sign above an open doorway.

The White Lion, Melbourn, 1927

The White Lion, Melbourn

History of the White Lion

In 1930 (Vanishing Cambridge p.144) a steam wagon crashed into the tap room of the White Lion. As the building was made of plaster there was little serious injury to those inside.

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