c1970. The top of the tower like building centre left contained a water tank for the sprinkle system for the Co-op building just out of view on the left.
The "White Lion" was orginally built as a private residence for the King family around 1657, and was known as Kings Farm. It became a pub and posting house in the mid 1700's. It is reported that the composer F Liszt stayed there in 1840. The pub had…