Tower Tavern

Status: Open
Address: 21 Clipstone Street, W1W 6BA (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: City of Westminster
Former name(s): Fitzroy Arms [same site]
Bastard Arms
Historical parish: Marylebone
Dates open: 1776-
rebuilt c1970
Owner: Greene King/University of Westminster
Wenlock Brewery (former)
Notes: Renamed as the "Fitzroy Arms" in 1826, and as the "Tower Tavern" upon rebuilding in 1970. Prior to rebuilding, this pub was sited just to the west of the junction with Cleveland Street, overlapping the current site but not on the corner.
Photo taken in April 2009
Sources: Open date/Renaming: WhatPub
Owner: London Drinker WP24/Brewery History Society
OS 1872/1895/1913/1958 (as "Fitzroy Arms")/1966 (as "Fitzroy Arms")/1973
PO 1839/1856/1869/1882/1895/1915 (all as "Fitzroy Arms")
References: MS 11936/363/559904
MS 11936/401/630786
MS 11936/478/956678 (all as "Bastard Arms")
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