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The Red Lion Passage
Continue your journey at The Red Lion Passage The detail from this 1906 map shows that the plots on this side of the Market Place are long and thin, known as burgage plots. These plots were often created around marketplaces and the landowner would squash as many as he could into the space to maximise the income. Hence, they became long and thin and the tenant would build their dwelling/shop at the front of the plot so that they could trade around the market place.
Medieval Times
These tenures were used in Medieval times where the land was rented from the Lord of the Manor and the tenant could build whatever structures he chose on the land. (For most of Kirton’s history, the Lord of the Manor was the King then the Prince of Wales.)
The Name
As you can see the passage was named after the pub. The pub was there at least from 1785 and closed in 1939. It is now a private house. If you want to take a detour, walk along Red Lion Passage to South Cliff Road and see the property, then return to the Market Place
