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The Red Lion

The Red Lion is a Grade II listed public house at 48 Parliament Street, London SW1.

History

As early as 1434, a tavern known as the Hopping Hall existed in this location.

In the Victorian era, a pub called the Red Lion standing on this spot was visited by Charles Dickens as a young boy.

The current building was erected in about 1890. It was visited by Prime Ministers Edward Heath, Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee.

It is owned by Fuller's Brewery.

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