Explore the archiveCurrently displaying: 1 result. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Decade: "1970s" xSubject: "White Lion Inn" x Search term Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest The White Lion Inn. Retirement of Vic and Mary Pike, 1978. Press Cuttings marking the end of an era as Vic and Mary Pyke leave the White Lion Inn. The family association goes back over 70 years. Vic's father Fred Pyke came to the White Lion in 1907 and Vic took over as licensee in 1947.