- The Bull Head
- A tavern so called within the precinct of St. Martin le Grand, 32 H. viii. 1541 (L. and P. H. VIII. XVI. 243).Not further identified.
A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
The Bull Head
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