Fountain Tavern

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

1) On the north side of St. Ann's Lane, near Aldersgate, in Aldersgate Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 121).


Commonly called the "Mourning Bush" (Maitland, 1775, II. 767).

Site now occupied by offices and business houses.

2) On the west side of Little Old Bailey, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).

Site now covered by Holborn Viaduct Station and the railway lines.

3) On the south side of Cheapside, with a passage to St. Matthew's Church, Friday Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 196).

Name survived in Fountain Court (q.v.).

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