The Pinner pub landlord who kept a bear – and took it for walks

There are plenty of unusual stories buried in Harrow’s past, but this one is probably up there with the strangest.
More than a century ago, the landlord of The Queen’s Head in Pinner is said to have kept a bear in the stables behind the pub – and even took it out for walks.
The story is recorded by Historic England and centres on Dawson Billows, who was the licensee of the High Street pub in the early 20th century.
A bear behind the Queen’s Head
Historic England says Bill