Winchester

Status: Open
Address: 2 Essex Road, N1 8LN (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: Islington
Former name(s): Bar and Dining House
Finnegan's Wake
Market Tavern
Carved Red Lion
Former address: 1 Lower Street [or 1 Lower Road] (1856)
Historical parish: Islington
Dates open: by 1788-
Owner: Beron Moor
Younger's (former)
Website: Website
Notes: Renamed as the "Winchester" in 2006. In the 1970s, it had a basement bar known as the "Swinging Sporran".
Photo taken in November 2010
Sources: Open date: Archives
Owner/Renaming: WhatPub/CAMRA North London Beer Guide
Note: Mike T (e-mail)
PO 1839 (as "Red Lion")/1841/1856/1869/1882/1895/1915 (all as "Carved Red Lion")
References: MS 11936/356/549123 (as "Carved Red Lion")
MS 11936/399/637311 (as "Carved Red Lion")
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