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NEWS FOR OCTOBER 2024

E11 2RL George, 159 High Road - will close at the end of Sunday October 13th. E17 5RB Wildcard Taproom, Unit 2 Lockwood Way - closed as the premises have been reclaimed by the freeholder [LB of Walthm Forest]. E1 6NU Commercial Tavern, 142 Commercial Street - reintroduced a Cask ale - currently Five Points Best but will rotate. EC1R 0DU The Green, 29 Clerkenwell Green - relaunched as TapRoom/Bottle shop with 10 taps and a"shiny new fridge". E1 4TP White Hart, 1-3 Mile End Road - closed for refurbishment until middle of November E8 1NT Binch, 51 Greenwood Road - opened May 2021 small independent bar specialising in Wine & Craft beer - doubles as a bottle shop during the day. E17 9HX Lord Raglan , 199 Shernhall St - reopened after refurbishment

NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER

2024

E2 8JH Molly;s Cafe, 1 Geffrye St - r-eopend under new management - Bottles and 3 keg beers [Two Tribes] E9 5QU Mother Kelly's Bottle Shop, 185 WellStreet - closed in 2020 - reopened as a Barbers. E7 9PA Hudson Bay, 1-5 Upton Lane - sold be Wetherspoon - planning permission granted to convert to a community centre. E5 0DH Glyn Arms, 1 Mandeville St - reopened as AJ's :Lounge - Bottled beer. EC2M 7PY Hamilton Hall , Concourse Liverpool St Station - closed for refurbishment - will reopen in November. E2 6JY Boxcar Taproom, Unit 1 Birkbeck St - is in use as Umbrella Cider House - currently brewing and will open a taproom in due course. E11 1HG Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane - closed future uncertain. EC4M 9AF F1 Arcade, First Floor, One New Change - bar dedicated to F1 Racing - Keg beer - opened Dec 2022. E17 9HX Lord Raglan, 199 Shernhall St - closed for redecoration. EC4M 9DD Wren Tavern, 67-69 Watling St - reopened after refurbishment. Was Juno Rooms - Does not appear to do Cask ale.. E9 5AF Tiger, 245 Wick Road -had reopened as Eke Bar & Restaurant - Nigerian food and keg beer. E5 8EG Clapton Hart, 231 Lower Clapton Rd & E11 3AA Red Lion, 641 High Road - both pubs have had leases bought out of administration by Urban Pubs & Bars. E10 5QN Leyton Engineer, 265 High Road - was \Leyton Technical - refurbished and reopened by Remarkable pubs. 3 Cask Ales [Spitfire, Southwold Bitter, 5 Points Best] EC1V 9AA Duke of Wellington, 2-4 Old ST - closed and reopened - closed for refurbishment - will reopen as Wren Tavern as MYST Club - part pub part nightclub. EC4M 9PP Juno Rooms, 67-69 Watling St, Closed for refurbishment, Will reopen as Wren Tavern E14 0AY Hope & Anchor, 14 Newby place - cask ale restored St Austell Cornish Best.

NEWS FOR AUGUST 2024

EC1M 6AA Shakespeare, 2 Goswell Road - has one cask ale from Renegade. E9 6ND You call the Shots, 13 Morning Lane - new bar from the people who run the Plough[E9] - food is on a rotating residency basis. Keg beer. E17 5RB Wild Card Taproom, Unit 2 Lockwood Way - cask ale discontinued. EC3N 2AE Habit, 65 Crutched Friars - building demolished for housing. E14 5AB Pedlar, One Canada Square - currently closed - application to extend the licence for late night music has been made in August.. EC4V 2BA Three Cranes , 28 Garlick Hill - reopened as an independent free house - One cask ale - currently from Brakspear. E1 8LG Simmons Tower Bridge, 61 Royal Mint St - closed lease on market. E2 2DA Tequila Mockingbird Shoreditch, 22 Kingsland Rd - Closed April - lease on market. E14 4AP Vagabond Canary Wharf, Unit 3, 25 Cabot Square - closed April - lease on Market. E14 5GX Lowback, 1 Water St - renamed as Wood Wharf. E18 2PE E Eighteen, 159 High Road - closed May - future uncertain. EC1V 4JJ Compton, 47-48 St John's Square - closed January now a coffee shop. EC2A 3PD Apothecary, 35-42 Charlotte Road - closed July- Future uncertainE1 6AG The Gun, 54 Brushfield St - was East London Pub Co - now Urban Pubs and Bars - No Cask Ale. EC2M 4WY Devonshire Terrace, Devonshire Square - unreported bar & Restaurant - part of the Drake & Morgan chain..Keg Beer - opened c2007. EC4A 4AN Farringdon Tap, 41 Farringdon Street - Real Ale discontinued. EC2A 3PT Christina's , 45 Curtain Road - hotel relaunched by Virgin Hotels and bar rebranded as Commons Club.. EC4A 1HL Shutters, Rolls Passage - reopened as The Pineapple club in December 2023 - this closed in March and lease is back on the market. EC3V 4QT Revolution, 140-144 Leadenhall St - closed as parent company in financial difficulties. E8 3RH Rasputin's, 171 Mare Street - Neighbourhood bar with keg beer. E9 6RG La Camionera, 243Well Street - small bar catering to the Lesbian Community. Keg/Bottled Beer. EC4R 1EB Bolter, Queen Street Place - 12 keg lines and a cider - Sister pubto Euston Tap/Pelt Tracder. EC2N 2AG Balls Brothers (Austin Friars), 10-11 Austin Friars, No Cask Ale - handpumps removed. E8 4AE Beer & Burger, 464 Kingsland Rd - closed freeholder has repossessed the building. EC1R 0DY Green, 29 Clerkenwell Green - No cask ale -handpumps removed. E8 1HR Hackney Tap, 354 Mare Street - closed Hackney has approved a planning permission to change the class of the building from Class E(b) restaurant to Flexible Class E and/or drinking establishment [class sui generis]. Building work has started which is probably a kitchen being installed- this will reopen [in some format] in due course. E14 0AY Hope & Anchor, 14 Newby Place - No Cask ale. EC2N 1HN Broadleaf, 25 Old Broad St - remaned Broadwood. EC4N 7DX Happenstance, 10 Paternoster Square - No Cask ale. Handpumps removed.E8 1HR Hackney Tap 354 Mare St - closed at short notice probably for financial reasons.

PUB NEWS

Whatpub update 64 (October) E1, COMMERCIAL TAVERN (Urban Pubs & Bars). No longer sells real ale. E1, GUN (Heineken UK/East London Pub Company. Now operated by Urban Pubs & Bars following East London Pub Company going into administration. E1, SIMMONS TOWER BRIDGE (Wellington). Closed, lease on the market. E2, GLORY. Closed, future uncertain. E2, TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD SHOREDITCH. Closed, lease on the market. E8, BEER & BURGER STORE (Perritt & Perritt). Closed in March. Lease was on the market. E8, CROWN (True Pubs). Renamed CROWN & HALF CROWN. E8, HACKNEY TAP (Bloomsbury Leisure Group). Closed, future uncertain. E8, RASPUTIN’S, 171 Mare St. Neighbourhood bar with a dive bar feel. Keg beer. E9, LA CAMIONERA, 243 Well St. Small bar catering to the Lesbian community. Keg and bottled beer. E9, YOU CALL THE SHOTS, 13 Morning La. A ‘residency fuelled’ bar from the people who run the Plough (E9). Food is available on a rotating residency basis for chefs to trial their version of drinking food. E10, LEYTON TECHNICAL (Antic), 265B High Rd. Finally reopened 5 September following major refurbishment by new operator Remarkable Pubs and now named LEYTON ENGINEER. Beers from Adnams, Five Points and Shepherd Neame on launch plus a cider from Seacider. E14, DOCTOR KLUGER'S OLDE TOWNE TAVERN. Renamed BREAKFAST PUB. E14, GREENWICH PENSIONER, 28 Bazeley St. Real ale reinstated, a changing beer such as Wainwright Amber E14, LOWBACK (Hawksmoor). Renamed WOOD WHARF. The Lowback has now merged with the main restaurant. E14, PEDLER. Closed, future uncertain. E14, VAGABOND CANARY WHARF. Closed as was not one of the bars sold to Majestic. Lease was on the market. E17, WILD CARD BREWERY TAPROOM. No longer sells real ale. E18, E EIGHTEEN ( Tavern Property Co). Closed, future uncertain. EC1, COMPTON. Converted to coffee shop early in 2024. EC1, GREEN. No longer sells real ale. EC2, APOTHECARY. Self-reported closed, future uncertain. EC1, SHAKESPEARE (Punch), 2 Goswell Rd. Real ale reinstated, a changing beer such as Renegade Good Old Boy. EC2, BALLS BROTHERS (AUSTIN FRIARS) (Mosaic Pub & Dining). No longer sells real ale. EC3, REVOLUTION. Closed, future uncertain. EC2, BROADLEAF (ETM Group). Renamed BROADWOOD and branded as Sports London. EC2, CHRISTINA’S. Renamed COMMONS CLUB. EC2, DEVONSHIRE TERRACE, Devonshire Sq. Modern bar and restaurant; part of the Drake & Morgan chain. Keg beer. Opened c.2007 but not previously on WhatPub. EC4, BOLTER (Bloomsbury Leisure), 65-66 Queen St. Modern pub with 14 keg lines and a cider. Sister pub to the Euston Tap/Pelt Trader. EC4, FARRINGDON TAP (Bloomsbury Leisure). No longer sells real ale. EC4, HAPPENSTANCE (Drake & Morgan). No longer sells real ale. EC4, SHUTTERS (Heineken). Relaunched as PINEAPPLE CLUB in December 2023 but this appears to have closed by March 2024. EC4, THREE CRANES, 28 Garlick Hill. Having closed December 2023, reopened as an independent free house in August 2024. The ground floor is a pub with one real ale (currently Brakspear Gravity) and the two floors above host a restaurant and hotel.