Fountain

Status: Closed
Address: 16 Ingestre Place, W1F 0JJ (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: City of Westminster
Former name(s): Lion Tap
Fountain
Former address: 10 New Street (pre-1868)
[also listed as Broad Street (now Broadwick Street) (1797)]
Historical parish: St James Westminster
Dates open: by 1797-at least 1954
Owner: Huggins and Co. (former)
Notes: The brewery tap for the "Lion Brewery", located opposite it on Broad Street (now Broadwick Street), which was demolished in 1937 (now the site of Trenchard House). Also called the "Huggins' Tap". Now offices.
Photo taken in November 2011
Sources: Open date: Archives
OS 1873/1954
PO 1839/1841/1856 (all as "Fountain")/1869/1882/1895/1915 (all as "Lion Tap")
References: 789/1015
MS 11936/407/665877
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