Black Lion and French Horn

Status: Closed
Address: 5 Pollen Street, W1S 1NE (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: City of Westminster
Former name(s): Lion and French Horn
Lyon and Horn [same site]
Historical parish: St George Hanover Square
Dates open: 1720-2009
rebuilt 1937
Owner: Mitchells and Butlers (former)
Charrington (former)
Website: Website
Notes: The name was variously given in its earlier years as "Lion and Horn", "French Horn and Black Lion", "Black Lion and French Horn" or just "Lion and French Horn". Now a restaurant.
Photo taken in April 2010
Sources: Open date: CAMRA
Close date: Beer in the Evening
PO 1839 (as "Black Lion & French Horn")/1841/1856/1869/1882/1895/1915 (all as "Lion & French Horn")
References: MS 11936/368/571709 (as "French Horn and Black Lion")
MS 11936/521/1082445 (as "Lion and French Horn")
MS 11936/528/1113381 (as "Lion and French Horn")
MS 11936/539/1163204 (as "Lion and Horn")
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