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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.
References
Red Lion, Westminster Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA