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St Stephen's Tavern

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St Stephen's Tavern is a public house in the City of Westminster. It takes its name from St Stephen's Chapel in the nearby Palace of Westminster, which was used as the chamber for the House of Commons of England.

Formernames
  • The Swan Tavern
  • The Swan Hotel
  • The Queen's Head
Architectural style
French Renaissance
Location10 Canon Row, London
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St Stephen's Tavern
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Former names
  • The Swan Tavern
  • The Swan Hotel
  • The Queen's Head
General information
Typepublic house
Architectural style
French Renaissance
Location10 Canon Row, London
Coordinates51°30′04″N 0°07′32″W
Opened1875 (151 years ago) (1875)
Landlord
Website
Official website
References
Historic England (13 May 1983). "St Stephen's Tavern (Grade II) (1357232)". National Heritage List for England.
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It is one of the six pubs around Parliament with a division bell to warn members of an impending vote.[1]

Prime ministers who have patronised the pub include Stanley Baldwin, Winston Churchill and Harold Macmillan.[2][3]

The current building was built in 1875. There had been previous pubs on the site but they were demolished during the construction of Westminster tube station. The current pub closed in the 1980s when there was further extensive construction work for the Jubilee line and Portcullis House. It reopened in 2003 after extensive renovation.[2]

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