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Black Lion, London, Thomas Millwood, Francis-Smith, and The Hammersmith Ghost black plaque

London, England, United Kingdom

Black Lion, London, Thomas Millwood, Francis-Smith, and The Hammersmith Ghost black plaque

Formerly known as the Black Lyon, a public house has stood on this site for well over 200 years. Originally a piggery it is reputed that the pig farmer started brewing beer for himself and his friends - this proved so popular that it overtook his agricultural interests as his main occupation. The Ha

mmersmith Ghost started haunting Black Lion Lane an (sic) St. Paul's churchyard in 1804. One night an excise officer Francis-Smith filled his blunderbuss with shot, and himself with ale before killing

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