Black plaque № 65611

Brecon, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

THE GOLDEN LION INN. Brecon's premier coaching inn during the 18th century, it gave its name to Lion Street, occupying wide frontage with stabling for 60 horses at the rear. In 1755, it was the venue for the first meeting of the Breconshire Agricultural Society, the oldest in Britain. The inn yard w

as the show area and auction mart, with the Society's awards for improved stock, particularly stallions. In 1756, Thomas Longfellow, the owner, was the principal agent in launching the first commercia

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