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Bull and Mouth Inn

Bull and Mouth Inn

A coaching inn. From : "Burnt in the {1666 Great} Fire and rebuilt. Rebuilt about 1830-1 as the Queen's Hotel. Demolished 1887. The inn is said to have derived its name from the sign of the Boulogne mouth or harbour (captured by Henry VIII}, of which the present form is a corruption. The site is now occupied by some of the new General Post Office Buildings, erected 1890-5."

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Bull and Mouth Inn

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Bull and Mouth Inn - at Museum of London

The bull is easy to see but the mouth, and face, are easily missed. Seems li...

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Bull and Mouth Inn - St Martin's le Grand

Site of the Bull and Mouth Inn, demolished 1888. The Corporation of the City ...

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