Mudgie
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Yes, that was Gordon Eccles.I booked into the White Lion when I was a student; the landlord was a great guy but he told me to leave because the pub was being closed down. He went on to run the Chains which was a small, but friendly pub - full of students but some old geezers as well.
His move was in early January 1976 the same date as Brian Deakin went from the Unicorn to the Sun, both for demolition and building Queensway