Queen's Head Alley, Tavern

Queen's Head Alley, Tavern
   South out of Wormwood Street, in Broad Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1720 and 1755).
   The site is now occupied by part of Union Court (q.v.).
   Queen Elizabeth formed the type for representations of the sign of the Queen's Head for more than two centuries.

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

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