Red Lion, Petersfield blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: The Red Lion was an important 18th century inn on the Sheet to Portsmouth turnpike. Before the arrival of the railway to Petersfield in 1859, a horsedrawn bus left from here to take passengers to Alton station. Recorded plaque organisation: Petersfield Heritage.

The Red Lion served as a crucial coaching inn along the Sheet to Portsmouth turnpike during the 18th century, facilitating travel before the advent of local railway services in 1859.