Tower Tavern

Status: Closed
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: 1776-2020
rebuilt c1970
Owner: University of Westminster/Greene King (former)
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: Dates/Renaming: CAMRA
Owner: CAMRA/Brewery History Society
London Drinker WP24/WP45
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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