The building that Kitsons Restaurant
occupies was formerly part of the Lion Hotel. After most of the Lion Hotel
was demolished in the 1930's to accommodate new shops the remaining two
sections of the former hotel became a pub, The Red Lion. The Pub continued
to trade until its closure in 1987 along with another favourite in
Abingdon the Queens.
After the closure of the Red Lion the upstairs part
now occupied by Kitsons Restaurant was used mostly for storage by the
various shops that occupied downstairs. Thankfully the original interior
beams have survived and have been beautifully restored. |
