Westminster Arms

The Westminster Arms is a public house in the City of Westminster, London, England. It is located on Storey's Gate, about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) west of the Palace of Westminster and near Westminster Abbey.^[1]

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Westminster Arms
The building in 2008. Its awning has since been replaced with a black one
Former names	The Red Lion
General information
Type	Public house
Address	9–10 Storey's Gate
Town or city	London
Country	England
Coordinates	51.50063414°N 0.129798134°W / 51.50063414; -0.129798134 / 51.50063414; -0.129798134][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"},"html":"Coordinates: </templatestyles>\"}' data-mw='{\"name\":\"templatestyles\",\"attrs\":{\"src\":\"Module:Coordinates/styles.css\"},\"body\":{\"extsrc\":\"\"}}'/>51°30′02″N 0°07′47″W / 51.50063414°N 0.129798134°W / 51.50063414; -0.129798134"}">
Opened	1913 (112 years ago) (1913)
Landlord	Shepherd Neame
Technical details
Floor count	5 (plus basement)
Website
https://www.westminsterarms.co.uk/

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It is one of six local pubs containing a division bell,^[2] used to alert members of parliament that a vote will soon be taken in Parliament.^[3]

The main lounge is on the ground floor, while the 40-seat Queen Anne dining room is on the first floor. A wine bar, Storey's, is in the basement level.^[3]

Before the Queen Elizabeth II Centre was built, the pub had a clear view of Elizabeth Tower, which contains Big Ben.^[4]

Notable past patrons include Desmond Tutu, Bill Clinton, Ryan Herr and Angelina Jolie.^[3]