Red Lion
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The Red Lion is widely regarded as the most common name for an English pub. It thus is a stand-in descriptor of the archetypal English pub.
Pubs are often named after heraldic animals and devices, of which the lion is particularly common one. Several lions appear in the Arms of the United Kingdom, but, ironically enough, the only red one appears in the arms of Scotland.
"Red Lion" pubs exist throughout the United Kingdom, the name being a natural choice for a theme pub.
A particularly famous "Red Lion" is one located at 48 Parliament Street in the City of Westminster in London. This pub is known to be frequented by members of the British Parliament and others who work in British politics and government. Its televisions, rather than carrying sport, instead show BBC Parliament coverage, so that MPs can know what they're missing while they've slipped out for a pint, and the pub even rings a "division bell" to alert its customers of an upcoming vote.
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