December 2007 Updates 1-42
Numbers indicate original issue of update.A guide to dates of updates: Numbers 1-5 1992, 6-11 1993, 12-15 1994, 16-18 1995, 19-21 1996, 22 1997, 23 March 1998, 24 September 1998, 25 February 1999, 26 November 1999, 27 May 2000, 28 November 2000. 29 May 2001, 30 November 2001, 31 May 2002, 32 November, 2002, 33 May 2003., 34 November 2003, 35 May 2004, 36 November 2004, 37 May 2005, 38 December 2005,39 June 2006, 40 December 2006, 41 June 2007.
42 December 2007.
New pubs are in bold. Pub names in CAPITALS indicated they serve real ale. Establishments calling themselves brassieres or cafes have been largely ignored.
Maps: pub Cl/53 should be 52 and vice versa. B1/86 should be B1/85.
40 ALL BAR ONE: <>91-93 Charterhouse St . New Bass bar. M&B, H removed. Open 11.30-11 Mon-Fri only.
26 Al's: 11/13 Exmouth Market. New keg bar.
39 ANGEL: Three real ales at a time from the following selection: Adnams Bitter, Adnams Broadside, Tetley Bitter, Charles Wells Bombardier, Marston Pedigree, Greene King IPA and Courage Best.
42 Barley Mow: Was a Hogshead Ale House. Closed, to let and/or freehold for sale. Reopened and closed again. to let.photo.
26 Bar Rock: 182-6 St John St. New keg bar.
28 Betsey: Renamed back to Betsy Trotwood. Originally Butchers Arms. photo.
31 Bierodrome: <>71 St John Street. New keg bar selling several Belgium beers on draught. Belgium food. Opens 12-11 Mon-Thurs, 12-12 Fri and Sat, 12-10.30 Sunday. Is now the Clerkenwell Dining Room & Bar. Owned by Andrew Thompson according to Edward Sullivan at the Evening Standard Hot Tickets Bars & Pubs section.
22 Bilbo Baggins. Re-named 36 BISHOPS FINGER: Master Brew, Best, Bishops Finger and the seasonal brew. 26 BLEEDING HEART TAVERN: <>10 Greville Street
. New free house opened December 1998 selling Adnams Bitter. Open 11-1 Mon-Fri
only. 33 BLUE ANGEL: 415 City Road.(Al/the unnumbered blob) Taylor
Walker. The original pub was named the Blue Coat Boy with a 20 foot
high figure depicted in the tiles fronting the pub. Snacks at all times, cooked
meals lunchtime. Facilities for the disabled. Open all permitted hours. Renamed
BRB at the Ark, keg and run by
Punch Taverns photo. 33 Blue Posts: Renamed Jacomo's (May 96), was a cafe style bar, keg . No
longer a pub. Eatery called EAT.. 41 BOTTLESCRUE: Bath
House, 52/60 Holborn Viaduct. (B2). Closed after 34
years, premises currently empty. 19 BRITANNIA: Range (Mar 96) Pedigree, Brakspear Bitter, Boddington, London
Pride plus a guest beer (was Tolly Cobbold IPA). photo. 38 British Lion: Now keg. Renamed Central St Bar. 31 Bulls Head - Monaghans: Now keg. 36 Burgundy Bens: Renamed Honkers American Bar &
Diner. Renamed again to Bar 108. Renamed again to Zyrus (bar and restaurant). 36 BUTCHER'S HOOK & CLEAVER: 60/63 West Smithfield
. New Fullers Ale & Pie House opened November 1999 on the corner of
Cloth Fair. London Pride, Chiswick, ESB plus two seasonal beers. Food til 9pm.
Open 07.30 for breakfast - 11pm Mon-Fri only. photo. 8 BULLS HEAD: Now a free house. Subtitled Monaghans, sells Websters. photo. 33 Cafe El Paso : <>350-354
Old Street . No real ale in this bar which has
been open for over a year. 28 Café Med: <>370 St John Street
. New bar in former pub (many moons ago, the New Clown ?). 38 Chequers: Re-opened (Feb 96) as a free house selling Adnams Bitter and
Broadside. Reported closed.photo. 26 Cicada: <>132-136 St John Street
. New keg free house/bar. 34 Cloak & Habit: <>55-63 Goswell Road
. (B1). Was Oceans/Morgans Diner. Closed March 1994, re-opened March 1995 and
renamed. Closed again but Reopened as a tapas bar and restaurant Meson Los
Barriles. 10 CLOCK HOUSE: Now a Greene King pub selling their IPA and Abbot. photo. 31 COACH & HORSES: <>St Johns Square
, Renamed No.2 the Square, The Square and (Dec 95) BLAKES. Now renamed the
BEAR. Run by Geronimo Inns. 36 COACH & HORSES ( <>Ray Street
)Five pumps. Adnams Bitter, Youngs Bitter and London Pride available on visit
late October 2002. Punch ex Taylor Walker. 36 COCK: Still opens 39 Colonel Jaspers: Renamed Bavarian Beerhouse, H removed. Sold by Davys and
now a Free House/Bavarian basement bar and restaurant. Has 8 German keg beers
from Diebels, Erdinger, Hofbrauhaus, Kuppers, Paulaner and Warsteiner breweries
plus occasional specials. £6.90/litre, £3.60/0.5 litre, £2.20/0.3 litre. Bare
floors, long tables and benches. German food including lunchtime specials.
Waitress service only. Open 11-11 Mon-Thurs, 11-1am
Fri,1pm-1am Sat, 11-10.30 Sun. 39 Crosby Head: Renamed Bar 170. Closed. Re-opened,
renamed Bar Ria. Now keg. photo. 27 CROWN TAVERN: Now believed to be owned by Bass. 35 Crown & Woolpack: Was a Japanese restaurant in 1995. Closed and
boarded and to be demolished and replaced by flats. photo. 26 Dovetail: 9 Jerusalem
Passage. No real ale but sells 7 'draught' Belgian beers. Open 12-10 Mon-Fri
only. 31 Drum & Monkey: Closed April 2000. Now part of the YMCA. 32 Duke of Wellington : Closed
July 2000. Now demolished. photo. 41 Duke of York : Wells:
Bombardier. Now Massive, ex-Watney. 26 Dust: <>27 Clerkenwell Road
: New keg free house/bar. 33 Elbow Room: <>97-113 Curtain Road
. Yet another keg bar with pool. 37 Empress Of Prussia
: Called itself a free house before being converted to flats and pizza
restaurant. Converted to fish and chips shop from a pizza restaurant. Though no
longer a pub (The Fish Shop on <>St John Street
www.thefishshop.net) it does sell bottled conditioned beer from Pitfield but
the waiters do not know how to pour it out!photo. 26 Extra Time: 1 Long Lane. New free house keg bar. 30 EXMOUTH ARMS: Now a free house, ex Courge. Sold London Pride and Ushers
Best on visit. Piddle, Piddle in the Sun (Nethergate) was the guest beer coming
soon. photo. 38 FARRINGDON BARS: <>25-27 Farringdon Road
. New Regent Inns free house opened in October. Bass, Abbot, Hancock HB and
Youngs Bitter. Open Mon-Sat 11-11 only. Renamed Mynt. Seems to be a restaurant
now. Renamed BABUSKA. 26 FINCHS: <>2 City Road
. New Youngs pub (EC1V 9AA). Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. 41 FOUNTAIN: Now Filthy McNasties-Whiskey Cafe. Adnams Broadside. photo. 40 Fox & AnchorR: Now believed to be owned by Bass. photo.M&B, closed and ‘ceased
trading’, future uncertain for this Grade II listed pub.
Some signage removed. Another victim of M&B’s
targeting of its Nicholson heritage estate for disposal 41 George & Dragon: Renamed PEASANT, now an expensive free house. Now
sells Bombardier and guest beers. 31 Golden Hind: Re-opened (June 96) as the CENTRAL BAR a free house. Renamed
Play. Handpumps removed? Seems to be more of a Thai restaurant. 37 THE GREEN:29 Clerkenwell Green. New bar selling London Pride and
Taylors Landlord at 270p. Opened Dec 2004 in former restaurant. Food lunchtime
and eves. Open 11-11 Mon-Wed, 11-12 Thu-Sat, 1-11 Sun. function room. 39 Green Man & Still: Is now a free house subtitled MCLOUGHLINS. Closed,
boarded up and for sale. photo. 32 GUNMAKERS ARMS: Dropped the Arms. Three handpumps though only one was in
use when I visited in June. Array of pumpclips (Adnams, Highgate, Harveys etc)
suggests they have had over 20 beers on. Now a free house? 41 HAND & SHEARS: Now Trust Inns, ex-S&N. Range Theakston XB and Courage
Best. photo. 41 HAT & FEATHERS, 2 Clerkenwell Rd. Fuller:
London Pride. Reopened in late November 2006 after 16
years’ closure, this former Taylor Walker pub and listed
building has been sensitively renovated as a Free House,
with lots of wood and glass. A ‘pub and dining room’,
though food does not predominate. Retains original and
unique external signage.
27 HAT & TUN - DEUX BEERS CAFE BAR: Real ale not always available. Bass
or GK IPA. photo. 35 HARLEQUIN: Ascot Estates owned. Range now London
Pride and Taylors Landlord (235p)photo. 20 Harrow: Re-opened (May 96) as Compton's
Bar & Bistro. Keg. 37 HOGSHEAD: Unit <>4 Cowcross Place.
Nearly opposite the Three Compasses behind number 21? White Horse Alley? New
one opened in June(?) Now HOG'S HEAD. Range Deuchars IPA and London
Pride. 29 HOGSHEAD: <>171-176 Aldersgate Street.
New outlet that opened in March 2001 in former office block. Boddington Bitter,
Brakspear Bitter, London Pride, Pedigree and 6X plus guest beer of the month on
gravity. Food 12-9 Mon-Thurs and 12-7 Fri and includes two meals for just under
six quid. Only open Mon-Fri 12-11. photo. 36 HOPE: Is apparently leased from Unique Pub Co? by the landlord? ex
Inntrepreneur. Still opens 34 HORSESHOE: Range Strongs Country and GK IPA on visit though neither in in
good condition. Collection of Laurel & Hardy statuettes around the bar. 22 Horseshoe & Magpie: Has been turned into flats. photo. 19 JERUSALEM TAVERN:
33 Britton Street, (B2)
.Opened 28th October 1996 at noon St
Peters brewery. ST PETERS: WHEAT
BEER, MILD, FRUIT BEER, EXTRA, STRONG BITTER. Open 9-11 Mon-Fri, 11-11
Sat, closed Sundays. photo. 26 KINGS HEAD: A Hawkins & Co establishment. 38 KNIGHTS: Renamed O'Neill's, Mr David's Bar, Restaurant and Tapas. Renamed
School Dinners. Deleted as a pub. 23 Lady Owen Arms: No longer a pub. Converted to flats. photo. 26 Langton Arms: Converted to flats. 35 LEGION: <>348 Old Street.
Free House opened Nov 2003 in former printworks premises. Adnams Bitter and London
Pride. Open 12-12 Mon-Sat and 12-10.30 Sun. Food. 31 Leopard: Refurbished (Feb 96). Has been demolished. Ten flats will be
built on the site. 40 Litten Tree, <>174-180 Old St.
Free house opened Dec 97. Laurel, ex-SFI, H unused. Open 11-11
Mon-Sat but closed Sundays. 38 London Apprentice: Renamed
333 ? Revolver 333 ? Now a nightclub. 36 London Spa Was closed in
October 2002. Reopened as Don Pedro as tapas/free house/cocktail/restaurant
with no real ale. Spanish or Jamaican lager anyone? Renamed Coco
a Caribbean Bar and Cocktail Lounge. 26 LONGROOM RESTAURANT & BAR: <>20 St John
Street . (B2). Free House. Renamed the
GATE. Range: Adnams and 6X. 33 Lord Nelson: <>Mora Street
. Former stippers pub turned into flats. Named <>Lord
Nelson Court . 39 LORD NELSON, <>Old St :
Now Capital Pub Co. Renamed Bar Aquarium. Sells Fullers London
Pride and Charles Wells Bombardier. 29 LORD RAGLAN: Now SAN owned. Range now Brakspear Bitter, Directors, Gales
HSB, Pedigree, Wells Bombardier and guest beers. 26 Match: <>45/47 Clerkenwell Road
. New keg free house/bar. 16 MASQUE HAUNT: <>168/172 Old Street
, (D1) corner of Bunhill Row. New Wetherspoons Free House opened December 1994. 9 MELTON MOWBRAY: (B2) Fullers (Ale & Pie House) 18
Holborn. New pub opened Sept 93.Full Fullers
Rang . 40 MOLLY BLOOMS: Has been renamed the Eagle & Stump, it was originally
the Spread Eagle. Now renamed TRADER. Range now: W&D: Marston Pedigree;
+Wells: Bombardier; +guest beers. 39 MURPHYS TAVERNS-Gluepot:. Renamed NELSON'S RETREAT. The two regular beers
here are Fullers London Pride and Greene King IPA. Sells Bad Jelly in four
flavours.photo. 41 NEW MARKET: Renamed FROG & FIDDLE. Then back to NEW MARKET. Still
opens >6.30 am. (GK IPA and Adnams
Bitter). Renamed 26
SMITHFIELD. 40 New Red Lion: Renamed the Bull. Looks keg. Now the Queen Boadica. 40 Oakley Arms: Renamed Jack Beard's. Now keg. 31 OLD FOUNTAIN: Range: Brains SA, London
Pride, Flowers IPA and 6X. 28 Old Red Lion: Run by Punch Taverns. 40 One of 2: <>67/69 Cowcross Street
. No real ale, handpump removed. New Fullers cafe-bar that opened in February
2000. Open 12-11 Mon-Fri only. Renamed Fence but still keg. 40 ONE TUN, Adnams: Bitter; Greene
King: IPA; Young: Bitter. Now Free, ex-Watney.
38 Penny black: Reopened and renamed $ a grill and martini bar. Deleted as a
pub. 38 PRINT WORKS: <>117 Farringdon Road
EC1 (corner of <>Ray St ),
new Wetherspoon pub. 2005 Converted to a Lloyds. Music, table football and TV.
Open to 35 PRIORY: <>53 St John's Square
. Old Cottage Priory Ale. Opened June 2004 by Large Bar pub group. Open all
permitted hours. 35 Pokemin: A vodka bar opened on the corner of Back Hill and <>Clerkenwell
Road . Keg of course. 33 PHEASANT & FIRKIN: Renamed just Firkin and sold Bass and Tetley. Now
renamed again, this time back to the one it was born with, OLD IVY HOUSE and
run by Shepherd Neame. 37 POETS CORNER, 6 Little Britain
. Regent Inns Free House. Opened late 1996. Renamed PAVILION. Range: Adnams
Broadside, Bass and Old Speckled Hen. Closed weekends. Now Porter Black
Holdings - ex Regent Inns. Renamed again to NYLON. 36 RISING SUN: Sells only OBB (164p) 42 Royal Mail: Also titled Walls Free House. Closed. 42 YE OLDE RED COW: No longer uses early morning license. Now run by
Shepherd Neame. Range - any two from four. Spitfire and Best when visited. Open
11-11 Mon-Fri only. Renamed LONG LANE, Free, closed again and for sale.photo. 36 OLD RED LION: Range is Bass, Abbot, London Pride and Broadside (245p).
40 RELIANCE: <>336 Old Street
. (B1) Free House opened Sept 96. Near the junction of <>Charlotte
Road. Upstairs restaurant and planned function
room. Open: bar, 11 11 Mon-Sat, 12.00-10.30 Sunday. Restaurant: 12.00-14.30 Mon
Fri, 6pm-10.15 Mon-Sat, 1pm-3.30 Sunday. Now a Remarkable Restaurants Free
house. Range now: Adnams: Bitter; Fuller:
London Pride, Gales HSB. 30 Roseberry: Renamed BAREX. Now a Pizza Express. 41 Royal Star: Enterprise, ex-Watney via Unique,
no real ale.
38 ST JOHN-BAKERY BAR:
<>26 St John Street
(B2/). New (1997) Free House. Range 2005 Black Sheep: Best Bitter; Wadworth:
6X; +occasional guest beer 2005. 15 St John of Jerusalem:
Demolished. 39 SHAKESPEARE: <>Goswell Road.
Range as at February 1996: Tetley, Burton,
Double Diamond, Friary Meux, Pedigree. Now Spirit, ex-Taylor Walker via Punch.
Evening food 6.30-10.00. photo. 39 SHAKESPEARES HEAD: Courage: Best Bitter, Directors; Guest beer (e.g.
Adnams or Young’s). Now Enterprise,
ex-Courage. 35 Sidney Arms: Demolished. 28 Simpsons: Formerly the Rose but now a sandwich bar. 35 SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON: Renamed GOOSE (AT 38 SIR JOHN OLDCASTLE: <>Farrindon Road
comer of Greville Street.
New Wetherspoon pub opened in Dec 96. Became a non smoking pub 2005. 36 SLAUGHTERED LAMB: <>34/35 Gt Sutton Street
. Taylors Landlard, Wells
Bombardier. New free house opened April 2004 in former offices. Specialises in
fish & chips including shark & chips and fish finger sarnie. Open 11-11
Mon-Sat, 12-11 Sun.<br> 38 Slug & Lettuce - Mosiac: <>36-42
Clerkenwell Road . Boddingtons. New pub opened in
May. Renamed Moziac. A bar and restaurant. Now closed and boarded up. 28 Smithfields Free House: Closed. 29 Smithfield Tavern: No longer
uses early morning license. No longer has bar billiards. Renamed Wicked Wolf
and handpump removed. photo. 38 Sportsman: Demolished. 32 STICK & WEASLE: Renamed PROGRESS BAR and sells only London
Pride. Cafe style. 40 SURPRISE: Renamed Charlottes,
Harlem Yacht Club and (Jan 96) the LITTLE LITTEN.
Renamed back to SURPIRSE. Pub signs for Brakspears though article in the
Evening Standard said it was a Regent Inn. Renamed THE BOWLER. www.thebowler-ec1.co.uk. Wychwood: Brakspear Bitter. 40 SUTTON ARMS: <>Carthusian St:
Now a Remarkable Restaurants Free house, ex Greene King. Range 2006: : London Pride; Adnams: Bitter. 31 SUTTON ARMS Gt Sutton St:
Now a free house. Range in April 2002: Flowers IPA, London
Pride and Everards Tiger. 37 Thomas Wethered-Clerk & Well-Oriental Spice-Circle². Was owned by
Gibbs Mew (now Enterprise). Renamed
Circle², Bar and Restaurant and keg. Renamed again to Leonards Bar &
Restaurant. Real ale status unknown. 35 THREE CROWNS (O'HANLON): Renamed MULLIGAN'S (LITTLE HOUSE). Renamed oLD
CHINA HAND. Four varying guest beers including those from O’Hanlons, Sharps,
Oakham etc. Acquired by new owner originally from Hong Kong,
hence the name change. Retains light and airy cream décor. Screen for sport.
Late licence up to 2am Mon-Fri. Opens 12 Sat/Sun. 25 THREE KINGS: Reverted back to Three Kings after being Kings of
Clerkenwell Green. Now a free house selling Boddingtons, London Pride and Old
Speckled Hen. 32 Trafik: <>331 Old Street.
Real ale availability in this freehouse/bar unknown. DJ, bar, kitchen - opens
lunch till late. 27 Turnmills: Renamed Las Bravas, now a bar and restaurant. 40 TWO BREWERS: Range now: Fuller: London
Pride; Greene King: IPA. Now Enterprise, ex-
Whitbread. 41 Vaults: Renamed SEX IN THE CITY but now Boudoir a bar/restaurant .
Handdpumps removed. Renamed PARKER McMILLAN. 37 VIADUCT TAVERN: Was believed to be owned by Bass. Became a Fullers tied
house. ESB, Pride, Chiswick and seasonal beer. 28 WHITE HART: Range: Bass, Worthington
Best, London Pride. 40 WHITE LION: Range now: Adnams: Bitter;
Greene King: IPA. Now Enterprise, ex-Whitbread. 15 WILMINGTON ARMS: Ex Magic Pub
co now owned by Greene King. 31 Yo! Below: <>95 Farringdon Road.
New keg bar on the site of the Metropolitan Tavern Demolished in 1988. Pub 15 should be on the corner of Sun Street 35 ALL BAR ONE:<>18/20 Appold Street.
(/). Adnams Bitter and London
Pride. Opened c1998. Open 11.30-11 Mon-Fri only. Owned by M&B now. 38 ALL BAR ONE-STAR: <>34 Threadneedle Street.
(B2). Bass Charrington.. Opened in Oct ? 97. Opens 11-11 Mon-Fri only.
Owned by M&B. Now operated by ‘Zone One Bars’ and Free. Converted to ‘Ballroom’ cocktail bar,
bottled beers only. Delete
from pub database. 42 All Bar One: 127 Finsbury Pavement. M&B, ex-Bass, H removed. Opened November replacing the demolished London General. Open 11-11
Mon-Fri only. 14 ARBITRAGER BAR: 27a <>Throgmorton Street.
Map B2 next to pub 39a DIRECTORS (190p) and WEBSTERS. Open
weekdays only and closes early. 39 BARLEY MOW: Now a Remarkable Restaurants Free house selling Fullers
beers. 26 Bar Med: <>14 Finsbury Square.
New keg free house. 32 Boisdale of Bishopsgate 202 Bishopsgate. (formerly Bill Bentleys Wine
Bar. Youngs) is now open 11.30am to 11pm 020-7283-1763 This is a Scottish style
restaurant and bar free house with no real ale. 40 Bonapartes-Wren: <>Liverpool Street
Station Concourse. New bar opened August 1993, part of Casey Jones. Did sell
Bass at 180p a pint but now keg. Renamed the Wren. Still keg. now a Select
Service Partners Free House, ex-Travellers Fayre. 39 BRICKLAYERS ARMS:Speckled Hen, Spitfire and Bombardier (250p). 18 BROADGATE EXCHANGE: Now S&N owned. 31 BUTLERS HEAD: Now
believed to be owned by Bass. Is/was at <>11 Telegraph
Street but all I see is a new building. Demolished
and replaced by the Telegraph. 22 CANTALOUPE, <>35/42 Charlotte Road.
(B2). Free House. FLOWERS IPA, 6X. New pub opened Oct 96 (?) Open
11-12 Mon-Fri, 612 Sat, closed Sun. 31 CHAMERLAIN: 130-134 Minories. New Fullers Ale & Pie bar
attached to a converted office block in November 2001. Londn Pride, Chiswick,
ESB and seasonal beer. Open all permitted hours. 31 Chariot: New keg gay free house in <>Fairchild
Street. Is no more. Now part of the Spa advertised
as the biggest mens spa in the UK. 18 CITY HOUSE: 86 Bishopsgate. (B2) Former Finch's pub now owned by Youngs.
Rebuilt after bomb blast and now sells Young's Bitter. 40 CITY PIPE, 33 Foster La. Davy’s: Ordinary Bitter,
Old Wallop (Courage: Best Bitter, Directors). New Davy’s
Free House/basement bar in former restaurant under office
block replacing the bar demolished along with the site
further along the lane. Grey tiled and bare board flooring,
cream décor, spot lighting and display cabinets in typical
modernised Davy’s style. Restaurant area to side and area
to rear for private functions. Open 10am-11pm Mon-Fri,
closed weekends. 40 City Pipe, Free, demolished along with whole
block. Replaced by bar of same name further along lane
(see above).
39 CITY TAVERN: A Hawkins & Co establishment. Greene King IPA and Abbot
Ale. 41 COLLINS: Now S&N owned. Renamed back to BULL. Fuller: London Pride (not
always available). Recently refurbished. Loud music and
pop videos predominated in 2007. 39 CRISPIN: Now S&N owned. Adnams Bitter and/or Broadside, Charles Wells
Bombardier. 40 Crowders Well-Wood StreetL: Was a Greene King pub. Now a free house run by Peermans Pub Co. Reopened and renamed WOOD STREET,
now a ‘bar and restaurant’. No real ale, H unused.
31 DR BUTLER'S HEAD (YE OLDE):
Now owned by Shepherd Neame having been bought from the Laurel Pub Company
before Christmas. Sells their Best, Spitfire, Master Brew (215p) and Bishops
Finger or seasonal beer, Early Bird was on in April (2002) at 240p. Has a
function room for hire Mon-Sun and jelly beans can be obtained from a machine
for 20p. 39 FLYING HORSE: Six real ales sold, which vary from time to time –
predominately from Adnams, Greene King and Fullers breweries. (e.g. on 3 April
the range was GK IPA, GK Old Speckled Hen, Fullers London Pride, Fullers Gales
HSB, Adnams Explorer and Adnams Broadside). A much improved, but still
traditional pub following its Oct 2005 refurbishment. SF. 39 FOX: Charles Wells Bombardier is the regular beer here though did see a
bottle of Fentimans Ginger Beer. 37 FINCHES: Renamed MASTER GUNNER April 1st. 40 GABLE, 25 Moorgate. Adnams: Bitter; Fuller:
London Pride. Lewis & Clarke Free House/gastropub
opened c. August 2005 on ground floor of new office
development. Large L-shaped bar with open-plan kitchen
at rear. Bare floorboards, exposed ceiling ventilation ducts,
large windows to front and side. Mixture of seating areas.
Rear entrance also on to Moorfields. ‘Cellar’ bar
downstairs (without real ale). Available for hire for
functions, including weekends. Open 9am (for breakfast) –
11pm Mon-Fri only.
40 GALLERY, 10/11 Austin Friars. Adnams: Bitter;
Fuller: London Pride. Lewis & Clarke Free
House/gastropub opened c. 2004 in former bank tucked
away off Old Broad St. Large windows to street with high
ceilings, the bar is fitted out in basic style with bare
wooden floor, concrete pillars and steps, exposed
brickwork, red covered seats, grey décor and exposed
metallic ventilation ducts. Open-plan kitchen to rear.
Small balcony seating area upstairs. Open 7.30 (for
breakfast) – 11 Mon-Fri.
37 GEORGE: Great Eastern Hotel. c/o <>Liverpool
Street and Bishopsgate. New (2000) bar open from
11-11 Mon-Sat and 12-10.30 Sun. Adnams Bitter, GK IPA, Wells Bombardier and
guest beer. reported in 2005. 26 GREEN MAN: 1 Poultry. New Wetherspoons pub. Opened December 1998.
Open all hours. <>31 49 GRESHAM STREET:
(Map A2). Fullers. New pub opened in March 1994 on the corner of <>Wood
Street. Downstairs wine bar can be hired for
functions. Open weekdays only 11.00-21.30. Renamed RED HERRING. 28 Great Eastern Bar: Was Great Eastern Free House now Renamed Terminus and
styled as a Grill, Bar and Restaurant. Keg. Open: M-F 10-10.30, Sat 11-3, 5-11
and normal Sunday Hours. 39 GRIFFIN: Any of three beers
could be on from GK IPA, 6X and Speckled Hen. Has darts and pool. 1 HAMILTON HALL: Bishopsgate
by entrance to Liverpool Street Station. (B2/above pub 18,) Wetherspoon Free
House. GREENE KING IPA and ABBOT, PEDIGREE, THEAKSTON'S XB
YOUNGERS SCOTCH plus guest beers. New pub opened Dec 91 built into the
old ballroom of the Great Eastern Hotel. Very splendid decor with paintings and
chandeliers. Food at all times. Open all permitted hours. 41 Heeltap & Bumper-Vinum: <>2-4 Paul Street
corner of <>Worship Street
next to Davy's Pulpit. New pub that opened in June 2001(?). No real ale. A Davy’s Free
House and formerly one of its wine bars named Heeltap &
Bumper. Unlike other Davy’s outlets, it only has draught
lager. Renamed Vinum in 2007.photo. 26 Henrys: 4 London Wall buildings, <>Blomfield
Street. New Greenhalls owned keg bar. 33 HOGSHEAD: <>26 Throgmorton Street.
Whitbread. Range now Adnams Bitter and London
Pride, Deuchars IPA and Bass. London's
first completely no smoking pub. Opened Dec 99. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. 38 Hole in the Wall: Demolished 2005. 39 HORSE & GROOM: Now a Greene King pub. IPA and Abbot and seasonal
beer, plus one guest. 39 KINGS ARMS: Now S&N owned in 2006:- Original Pub Co. Courage Best,
Charles Wells Bombardier. 23 London General: Closed Oct 97. Demolished Feb 98. 39 LORD ABERCONWAY: Now believed to be owned by Bass. Refurbished and
reopened in March 2003. Range 2006:- Timothy Taylor Landlord, Fullers London
Pride, Youngs Bitter, plus guest beers from the Nicholson’s list. 38 MAGOGS: Renamed VINO VERITAS ( Cheapside ) Now
S&N owned. Now a restaurant. 27 MAGPIE: Now believed to be owned by Bass. 19 MOORGATE:Renamed JOHN KEATS AT THE MOORGATE. 41 Moorgate Oriental: 45 London
Wall. New keg free house/bar. Renamed MEHEQ, an
Indian bar and restaurant. 5 PENNY BLACK: Renamed RACK & RENTER. 38 Old Blue Last: Handpump removed. 39 OLD KINGS HEAD: Sells Ruddles Bitter and Websters. Still retains a
dartboard. 39 OLD MONK: 128 Bishopsgate, entrance in Houndsditch. (B2). No
smoking area, food at all times. Open 11-11 Monday Friday only. Opened March
1995. Now run by the Puzzle Pub Co. Beer range: Fuller: London Pride; +Greene
King: IPA; +2 guest beers. Renamed STONE HORSE. 35 OLD MONK: 10 Aldermanbury (corner of <>Wood
St/Love Lane ). Now run by Barracuda. Renamed
PRODIGAL in Nov 2003.Free house opened in November 2000. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri
only with food 11.30-10. photo. 27 ONE OF TWO: <>45 Old Broad Street
. New Fullers pub opened in June 1999 selling London Pride. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri
only. 25 Pacific Oriental: 1 Bishopsgate. New brewpub, bar and restaurant
opened in October. Beer from tanks served under pressure? Open 11.30-11 Mon-Fri
only 33 PENNY BLACK: Renamed RACK & TENTER Now Wizard Inns - ex Regent Inns. 24 PITCHER & PIANO: 200 Bishopsgate. Marston. Martston Pedigree
Open 12-11 Mon-Sat only. 41 Plough: Free, closed and boarded up.
EC2
38 PRINCESS ROYAL: Renamed PRINCESS. Range Landlord and Pride. open MF 12 0-11 Sat5-11 Sun12-5.
33 THE PROPHET: <>5-11 Worship Street , <>City Road end. Seems to be a restaurant selling Pride and Adnams if my eyes don't decive me.
39.3 RAILWAY TAVERN: Greene King IPA, Greene King Abbot Ale, plus Greene King seasonal beer or guest.
18 RED LION: Now S&N owned.
24 ROOM: <>10 Copthall Avenue . Free House. Spitfire. Open 11-11 Mon- Fri.
38 SCOTTISH POUND: Renamed POUND.
39 Shorts: Pub closed and whole building vacated.
39 SIR PAUL PINDAR: Range:- Charles Wells Bombardier, Fullers London Pride. Renamed FIRST & LAST. Renamed back from FIRST AND LAST. Address now 14 Bishopsgate Arcade , 175 Bishopsgate.
40 Shorts: Now Labatts owned. Renamed CITY TUP. Demolished 2006.
30 Slurping Toad: 232/238 Bishopsgate, at the corner of <>Brushfield Street . Former wine bar. Now a pizza shop.
40 STERLING, 30 St Mary Axe. Adnams: Bitter; Fuller: London Pride. Lewis & Clarke Free House/gastropub opened c. April 2005 on ground floor of landmark ‘Gherkin’ office building. Entrance is at rear of building, approached through a large outdoor drinking and eating area. Large glass windows, narrow bar area with mixture of seating, cream décor and open-plan kitchen. Small upstairs seating area. Open 8am (for breakfast) – 11pm Mon-Fri only.
41 TALBOT: Renamed O'NEILL'S (Sept 96). Fuller: London Pride. A welcome reinstatement of real ale in one of M&B’s pseudo-Irish pubs, many of which were formerly Firkin brewpubs (but not this one).
34 TELEGRAPH: <>11 Telegraph Street
. Fullers. Range on visit was London Pride, Chiswick and London Porter (255p).
Seasional beer will rota with ESB. Also sells Staropramen on tap. Not sure
about bottles of Italian larger though. Ring 0207 920 9090 for your Christmas
booking. Opened in July. Partly on the site of the Butlers Head. Open 11-11
Mon-Fri only. Food
36 Three Crowns: Was Magic owned now Greene King. No longer a pub. Converted to private medical centre.
33 THROGMORTON RESTAURANT: Now believed to be owned by Bass. Dropped the restaurant and all beers except London Pride.
21 TRUSCOTT: <>2/6 Curtain Road
. (B1/below pub 2). Free House. New pub formerly a printing works. Opens
at
39 WATERMARK CLUB: <>35 Scrutton St. 2006:- Marston’s Bass, Greene King IPA. Despite its name it is a pub proper: small wood-panelled local with bare floorboards; steps lead down to a lower room with pool table. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only, may close earlier, dependent on customers. Apparently in existence for 30 years and originally a club serving the local print industry. Under current management for 18 months.
37 WHITE HART: Address was <>24 Crown Place. Now demolished.
41 WHITE HART: 121 Bishopsgate. Beer range varies, following Nicholson’s list. Up to four changing real ales from regional brewers in 2007.
40 Windmill: ex-Bass, H removed.
33 WOODIN SHADES: Range now Bass, Adnams and London Pride.</p>
<>38 UDDER PLACE : Renamed DAVYS OF <>Russia Ct or Russia Row depending on which part of their publication you read. Demolished c2001.
40 All Bar One: New pub at <>16 Byward Street c/o <>Seething Lane . M&B, H removed.
40 All Bar One:107 Hounsditch. Bass. Opened October 2001 no doubt replacing the Drum & Monkey at 104. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. M&B, H removed.
33 ASSEMBLY: 14-15 Seething Lane. Free house/bar that opened in October 2002 selling Adnams and London Pride. Run by Lewis & Clarke.
33 Bar Med: 3 Mincing Lane,
23 Barney Rock Bars: 18/22 Houndsditch. No real ale. Attached to Dukes Restaurant.
32 Bar Excellence: 28 Cornhill. (A2?). Eldridge Pope. Fo rmer Scottish Widows building. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. Renamed Pitcher & Piano. Now keg and Wolverhampton and Dudley run.
36 BONAPARTES: Cannon St Station. Youngs beer reported in Ram News.
1 BRITANNIA: (B2/opposite pub 4) Fish Street Hill. Bass Charrington. IPA & BASS. New pub.
40 Bulla: Renamed McDaids and now Pitcher & Piano. Now Keg. Address should be 9 The Arches, Crutched Friars.
14 BUNCH OF GRAPES: Is the GRAPES.
16 Canterbury Arms: Demolished.
3 CHAPMANS WINE LODGE: Renamed WINE LODGE.
23 Charlies: 9 Cross Wall. New keg pub.
38 City Ale & Wine House: Renamed CITY FOOD & ALE HOUSE. Now renamed CITY LITTEN..Is at 10 Seething Lane . Closed. Whole building appears to be being converted to an hotel.
40 CITY OF LONDON YEOMAN: Now believed to be owned by Bass. Renamed GOOSE AT FENCHURCH. Renamed WINDSOR. Fuller: London Pride; Greene King: IPA. Now M&B, ex-Bass.
38 Clanger: Renamed DRUM & MONKEY. Demolished.
29 Cock & Woolpack: Closed.
23 COUNTING HOUSE: 50 Cornhill. New Fullers pub opened Dec 97. Full Fullers range. Opened 11-11 but closed weekends.
26 CROSSE KEYS: <>7-12 Gracechurch Street . New Wetherspoons that opened in June 1999. Open all hours.
36 CROWN & SUGARLOAF: <>Bride Lane . Sam Smiths OBB. Tiny pub opened by Sam Smiths in June 2004 and occupying the area which was formerly par of the bar of the Punch Tavern of which Sam Smiths owns the freehold. It was partitioned off when the rest of the Punch Tavern was sold and extended in 1997 and has remained vacant ever since! Renovated in traditional style with dark wood panelling, etched glass windows, brown marble bar top, leather covered benches, chandeliers and a fireplace complete with candles. A no smoking pub with food restricted to soup and cold snacks (12-2.30, 6-9). Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only.
24 CRUTCHED FRIAR: 38 Crutched Friars. New Bass pub selling Bass and London Pride. Open Mon-Fri only.
40 EAST INDIA ARMS: Reverted to Charrington after 21 year lease to Young's expired in October 94. Sold by M&B to Shepherd Neame in September. Range Now;Shepherd Neame: Bitter, Kentish Best, Spitfire, Bishops Finger. Confirmed now Shepherd Neame.
38 THE EASTERN MONK: 133 Houndsditch. (Al) Free House. Opened Nov 96(?). Wheelchair access. EASTERN MONK: Renamed Springbok Bar. Adnams Best and Broadside. Run by Barracuda. No smoking area, no music. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only.
38 Fenchurch Colony: Keg free house bar. Closed.
26 FINE LINE: 124-127 Minories. New Fullers bar-cafe selling only London Pride opened in January 1999. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only.
27 FINE LINE: Equitable House, <>1 Monument Street : New Fullers pub selling only London Pride. Open 11.30-11 Mon-Fri only.
31 FT s FREE HOUSE & ENGLISH CLUB (The English Club) . Is
a Thorley Tavern and seems to be a pub not a club.: 26a
39.4 HABIT: 65 Crutched Friars. Davy’s Original, Old Wallop (believed to be Courage: Best Bitter, Directors). Davys Free House in large modern office block.
33 HOGSHEAD: <>1 America Square . Opened Dec 97. Opens 11-11 but closed weekends. Renamed HOG'S HEAD. Range: Caledonian Deuchars IPA and London Pride.
37 HOGSHEAD: <>18 Fish Street Hill. Opened late Nov 97. 16 beers. Opens 11-11 Mon-Fri and 11-5 Sat. Closed Sundays. Renamed MONUMENT. Green King owned and range now London Pride, GK IPA.
39 HOGSHEAD: 25 St Mary Axe. Opened in March 2000. Refurbished in (2006) more modern style and renamed SLUG & LETTUCE, a ‘brand’ recently acquired by Laurel from the erstwhile SFI, Black Sheep: Bitter; Wells: Bombardier. A welcome retention of real ale despite the change of name, and much appreciated by pub regulars. Perhaps we will see the introduction of cask ales at other ‘Slug & Lettuce’ .
19 HUNG, DRAWN & QUARTERED: <>27 Great Tower Street . (BI c/o Byward St .). Fuller's. New pub opened Dec (?) 1995. Open Mon-Fri 11-11, 12 6 Sat, closed Sat evening and all Sunday.
32 JAMAICA WINE HOUSE: Range in 2006 was Charles Wells Bombardier, Greene King IPA, Young’s Bitter
32 JC's Bar: 5 Philpot lane. No real ale in this freehouse/bar.
24 LIBERTY BOUNDS : <>15 Trinity Square : New Wetherspoons pub opened in March 1997.
<>1 Lombard Street <>1 Lombard Street . New keg bar
39 MAILCOACH:: Range now Young’s Bitter, Greene King IPA Described as a “new cask range”.
40 MINORIES: Range now: Courage: Best Bitter; +guest beer (eg Brakspear). Former SFI Free House acquired by Laurel.
40 NEW MOON: Now Greene King, ex-Whitbread via Laurel.
22 THE OLD MONK, <>80 Leadenhall Street . (A2) Free House. Tele 0171 621 0850. New pub opened Nov 96(?). Wheelchair access via a lift to downstairs bar. Non smoking bar, no music. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. For sale. Converted to ‘Pause’ cocktail bar, bottled beers only. Operated by Swizzlestick Ltd. Delete from pub database.22 OLD TEA WAREHOUSE: 10.0pt;Cree Church Buildings , Creechurch Lane
. (A2). Greene King. IPA & ABBOT plus seasonal beers.
Originally a tea warehouse opened in Oct 96. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only but may
close from
18 PEACOCK: Now S&N owned.
31 Pepys Bar: <>10 Pepys St. Attached to the Novotel hotel. Keg. Beware London Pride dispensed from a keg tap hidden behind a false handpull.
28 POET : <>20 Creechurch Lane . New free house that opened December 1998 in former club premises. Sells Adnams Bitter and Broadside and Directors. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. Renamed POETS CORNER.
41 RAVEN-FEN: Fenchurch St Station. Renamed FEN, Fuller London Pride, Greene King IPA.
22 Red Lion, Houndsitch: Renamed O'Neills and now keg
27 RED LION, Lombard Court : Now believed to be owned by Bass.
23 SIMPSONS, Harvey: Sussex Best Bitter replaces Bass. Full address Marlow House Lloyds Avenue.
30 Ship & Compass: Was subtitled 'WALKERS OF FENCHURCH STREET' and believed to be owned by Bass. Demolished.
38 SHIP & TURTLE: Now S&N owned and renamed VENO VERITAS LEADENHALL. Renamed VINE.
27 SHIP TAVERN: Now believed to be owned by Bass.
32 SI Bill's: <>1 Lovatt Lane . No real ale in this freehouse/bar.
32 Sir John Falstaff: Converted to a shop.
33 Slug & Lettuce: 100 Fenchurch EC3M 5JD. Mentioned in an offer in the Evening Standard of October 17th. News anyone?
2 SWAN: Now a Fullers pub selling their three beers.
32 Tanners Hall: Closed and now appears to be converted to a job agency.
33 THREE TUNS: Renamed HENNESSYS. London Pride, Greene King IPA and Speckled Hen.
31 Tiger Tavern: Where's the Tiger Tavern? Not to be confused with where's the tigers head to which the reply would be "four foot from its tail". Seems to me it has been demolished.
41 UNDERWRITER. Now Trust Inns, ex-S&N.
39 WALRUS & CARPENTER: Charrington pub run by Young's. Ex Finchs. Youngs Bitter, Youngs Special, Greene King IPA in 2006.
41 Wine Lodge: Young, confirmed closed, future uncertain following unviable rent increase.
32 Wraps Bar: 9/10 Bulls Head Passage. No real ale in this freehouse/bar.
27 Albion , Renamed Forester & Firkin and believed to be owned by Bass. Renamed O'Neill's and keg.
40 All Bar One: <>103 Cannon Street . (A1/two doors from pub 30). Bass Charringtton. M&B, H removed. Opened in July 97. Opens 11-11 Mon-Fri only.
35 ALL BAR ONE: 46-48 Ludgate Hill. (A2). Bass. New bar opened (May 96?) in office block. L.PRIDE. Opens 11.30-11. 00 Mon-Fri, 12-7 Sat. Address should be 44-46 Ludgate Hill.
29 Bar Excellence: 2 Old Change Court . Renamed Shoeless Joe's and handpump removed. Was Eldridge Pope and Wolves & Dudley. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only
40 BAYNARD CASTLE : Renamed GOOSE AT THE CASTLE then COS BAR.Range: Fuller: London Pride; Courage: Best Bitter; Greene King: Abbot.
39 BELL: Range now Courage: Best Bitter; +Caledonian: Deuchars IPA; +Shepherd Neame: Spitfire; +Young: Bitter; +Guests (e.g. Wye Valley IPA). Now Enterprise, ex-Courage. Map ref should read: B1/4.
24 Bell . Addle Hill. Demolished.
21 BENTLEYS (Forum Bar): Renamed TEMPL
26 Bier Rex: <>2/3 Creed Lane
. (D2/left of pub 43). New pub (Nov ? 1995). Closed and reopened as Coolin. OCHRE. Former Free House now run by Faucet
Inns. 33 BLACK FRIAR: Now believed to be owned by Bass. Range: Adnams Bitter,
10.0pt;London Pride and Greene King
IPA. 1 BLUE ANCHOR: Rolls Passage. (A2/below pub 57). Scottish &
Newcastle. THEAKSTONS BEST and XB, YOUNGERS IPA. New pub.
Open for breakfast Sam - 9.30 food only. Two bars, function room and outside
drinking area. Open 38 Bull, Bear & Broker: Renamed 22 CANNON: Greene King IPA replaces the Charrington variety. 35 CANNON STREET BUFFET BAR: Was the Cafe Bar now renamed : BONAPARTES.
Range now London Pride and Youngs
Bitter.. 25 Carriage House: <>54 Farringdon Street
. New keg free house/bar. 18 CARTOONIST: Now S&N owned. 41 CASTLE: Adnams: Bitter, Black
Sheep: Bitter in 2007.
5 CHESHIRE CHEESE (YE OLDE). Now
open. 41 Clachan:Renamed SERJEANTS. ex-
S&N, closed and boarded up. 10 COACH & HORSES: Now a Greene King pub selling their IPA and Abbot. 18 COCK TAVERN: Now S&N owned. 24 Dandy Roll: Demolished. 22 DAVY'S: <>10 Creed Lane
. (B2). Free House. COURAGE BEST & DIRECTORS labelled as
Davy's Ordinary Bitter and Old Wallop. Established Davy's Free house
now selling real ale. Opens 11.30-9.00 Mon-Fri only. 31 Deacons: Now keg. 37 Dome: 4 St Pauls Churchyard corner of Deans. New (1998) keg pub.
Converted to a Strada pizza restaurant. 31 EVANGELIST: <>33 Blackfriars Lane
. New free house/bar run by Thomas & Carter. Adnams Bitter and London
Pride. Open 12-11 Mon-Fri only. 35 FIFTEEN 05:All Hallows Lane. Free house. Adnams Bitter,
Broadside and seasonal beer. Opened underneath Cannon St Station in 2000 in
former club premises. Food lunchtime and evenings. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. 24 FINE LINE: 1 Bow Churchyard. Fullers. Pride. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri
only. 27 Globe was Toad in the Hole: Redeveloped. Replaced by the nearby LAST. 12 Green Man: Closed March demolished July 1994. 37 HARROW: Became a Fullers tied house. ESB, Pride, Chiswick and seasonal
beer. 10 HATCHET: Now a Greene King pub selling their IPA and Abbot plus Bass. 41 HEELTAP & BUMPER: <>2-6 Cannon Street
. Davys. Renamed WINE TUN,
Davys Ordinary, Old Wallop. Ex-style bar
now a proper Davys. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri and 11-6 Sat only. 27 HOGSHEAD: <>5-11 Fetter Lane
. Sells only London Pride and
Deuchars IPA. Opened July 1999. Food 12-9. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. 36 HOOP & GRAPES: <>80 Farringdon Street
. Reopened as Samuels, Bar & Restaurant. Reverted to Hoop & Grapes. in
June 2000? Acquired by Hall & Woodhouse. 10.0pt;Sussex
Bitter, Best Bitter and Tanglefoot. Renamed MASH TUN. Accquired by Shepherd
Neame from Hall & Woodhouse. In March. Spitfire and seasonal beer. Snacks
available 12-3 Mon-Fri, 6-8.30 Mon-hurs. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. 38 HORNS. Renamed St Pauls Wine Vaults for a while then the HORN TAVERN.
Courage Best and Hardy Country plus guest beer. Now renamed CENTRE PAGE. Range:
Spitfire and Bombardier. Now a Front Page Pubs free house. Will revert from
Center Page following sale in January 2005 see www.horntavern.co.uk. Contact
02072363614 02072363615 fax. Still not happened in Sept 5005. 35 KING & KEYS: Renamed Scruffy Murphy's. Now believed to be owned by
Bass. Renamed Mahoneys from Scruffy Murphys. Renamed back to King & Keys.
Now a free house selling Adnams Bitter 38 King Lud (Old): Whitbread. Re-opened April 1993, known as
the 'Hogshead in Ludgate'. Cooked food till l0pm. Open 11-11 Mon-Sat, 12-3 only
Sun. Renamed HOGSHEAD. converted to ‘Leon’
restaurant. Formerly HOGSHEAD and originally OLD KING LUD. The loss of yet
another famous London pub on a
prominent site, once the flagship of the Whitbread estate 35 LAST: <>83 Shoe Lane
. Adnams Bitter and Fullers London
Pride. Lewis & Clarke free house. Opened in Dec 2002 at entrance to <>Athena
Place office complex. Food 12-9 (10 Thu/Fri). Open
12-11 Mon-Wed and 12-12 Thur-Fri only. 35 LEARNED MONK: <>1 Fleet Place
next to City Thameslink station (north exit). (A2). Free House. New pub.
Ex the Old Monk Pub Co. chain. Accquired by Puzzle Pub
Co. Open Mon-Fri 11-11. Renamed PUZZLE EC4. Range Directors, London
Pride and Adnams Bitter. 31 YE OLD LONDON : Renamed Bell
, Book & Candle. Renamed back to its original name. Adnams: Bitter,
Broadside; Greene King: IPA; Marston: Pedigree; Wells: Bombardier. A
reinstatement of real ale and traditional décor, with good riddance to the
dreadful ‘Eerie Pub Co’ horror theme. Now Spirit, ex-S&N. Bars on ground
floor and in basement. 21 London Stone: Renamed VINO
VERITAS ( <>Cannon Street ).
Now S&N owned. Renamed back to London Stone and now keg. 26 Master Gunner: Demolished. 38 McGovern's: 32 Old Bailey. (A2/alongside pub 44). Free House.
Large new Irish theme pub opened in March 1996 in former restaurant premises.
Renamed TILTED WIG. closed. 14 THE OLD BANK OF ENGLAND 194 Fleet Street . Fullers.
Map A2 bottom of page. New pub opened in August 1994 on site of old Bank of
England premises (till 1975 after 94 years) and lately a Bristol & West
Building Society office. Grade One Listed building. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. 27 OLD BELL: Now believed to be owned by Bass. 35 PATERNOSTER: 2/4 Queens Head Passage off <>Paternoster
Square . New Youngs pub opened Dec 2003 replacing
the Master Gunner demolished c1999. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri, 11-5/6 Sat, 12-5/6 Sun. 37 PATERNOSTER CHOP HOUSE: <>Warwick Court
- <>Paternoster Square. GK
IPA, Wells Bombardier. New Conran bar and restaurant with a very British menu.
Free House. 40 PITCHER & PIANO: 67-69 Watling St. Previously
unreported outlet for the chain inherited by Wolves &
Dudley from Marstons. Renamed CALICO on
acquisition recently by Massive. Caledonian: Deuchars
IPA.
5 Poppinjay: Closed. Demolished. 35 PORTERS LODGE: Range now London
Pride and Spitfire. 40 PRINTERS DEVIL: Was Greene King, ex- Whitbread via Laurel. Ex Greene King, Caledonian:
Deuchars IPA. Reopened as a Free House by operators
Punch Taverns
23 PUNCH TAVERN, Partly reopened selling only Timothy Taylors Landlord. 27 Queens Arms: Re-opened and renamed VINTRY Sept 93. Was a Fullers pub
selling their beers. Redeveloped. 25 Queens Head: Demolished. 22 Red Lion: Closed August 96. Demolished.. 22 RISING SUN: Renamed HEDGEHOG & HOGSHEAD then back to Rising Sun. 38 Rumboe: Now a keg free house renamed O'Donnells. Renamed Chamber Bar. 41 RYAN'S PUBLIC HOUSE (Bar): <>56 Carter Lane
. (B2/near pub 43). Free house. Fuller: London Pride; Wells: Bombardier. Reinstatement
of real ale.. Irish theme pub in former restaurant. Opens 11-11 Mon-Fri
only. 15 ST BRIDES TAVERN: Ex Magic Pub co now owned by Greene King. 27 SAMUEL PEPYS: <>Stew Lane
, <>High Timber Street . Bass.
London Pride. Reopened Dec 1999.
Open 11.30-10.00 Mon/Tues and 11.30-11.00 Wed-Fri only. 39 SEA HORSE: Now S&N owned. Sells only London
Pride (2006). 9 Shades: Renamed 23 SHAW'S BOOKSELLERS: 31-34 St Andrews Hill. Fullers pub opened Dec
97. Full Fullers range. Opens 11-9.30 Mon-Thurs and 11-10.30 Fri. Closed
weekends. 18 Sir Christopher Wren: Demolished. Was S&N owned. 24 SLUG & LETTUCE: 25 Bucklersbury. Opened Dec 97. Adnams Bitter,
London Pride and Pedigree. Open
11.30-10.00 Mon-Wed and 11.30-11Thurs-Fri only. 29 Slurping Toad: 34-36 Ludgate Hill. opened Nov 97. After being
renamed 34 Ludgate Hill it has now been turned into a wine bar/resturant by
Jamies chain and is keg. Was Eldridge Pope and Wolves & Dudley. Opens 11-11
Mon-Fri and 11-6 Sat but closed Sunday. Renamed 34 Ludgate Hill. Part of
W&D's Pitcher & piano chain. 35 Spatz: Renamed Fleets then back to Crown & Anchor. Now (2004) a KEG
free house. Renamed OLD COBBLERS BAR & TERRACE BRASSERIE. Then renamed
Walkabout. Renamed Alibi. 41 SUGAR LOAF: Renamed O'NEILL'S, London Pride.
Reinstatement of real ale. 41 VINTRY, Sherborne La, off King William St. Fuller:
London Pride, Discovery. New Fuller’s pub tucked away
at rear of an office building (with frontage on Cannon St),
27 WALKERS OF HOLBORN: <>Norwich Street
. (A2/above and left of pub 12). Nicbolsons Free House TETLEY,
GREENE KING IPA, BURTON
, NICHOLSONS BITTER . There are two bars and the upstairs is the
smaller. Open since December 91. This pub replaced the White Horse which was on
the corner of <>Fetter Lane .
Snacks at all times, cooked food lunchtimes. Open 11.30 to 8.30. Closed
weekends. Now believed to be owned by Bass. 18 WHITE HART: Now S&N owned. : Demolished c2001. 26 WHITE SWAN: <>Farringdon Street
. Now S&N owned. T&J Barnard run. 27 White Swan ( <>Tudor Street
): Demolished as part of Northcliffe House redevelopment. <>39 WHITE SWAN Fetter Lane
10.0pt;: Renamed MUCKY DUCK. Beers available on 1 Feb 06: Youngs Bitter, Adnams
Broadside and Fullers London Pride. Real Perry also sold. 34 WILLIAMSONS TAVERN: Now believed to be owned by Bass. Range now Bass, London
Pride, Adnams Bitter. 18 WITNESS BOX: Now S&N owned. Shadwell Station in map b2 should be in c2 on <>Watney
Street . 39 ALDGATE EXCHANGE: <>133-137 Whitechapel
High Street . New free house opened Dec 97. Range
2006:- Courage Best, Greene King IPA. Beer range may vary from time to time.
Bass has recently been available in addition to the above two, for instance.
Opens all permitted hours. 34 Alma : Closed. No longer a
pub. Home to the Providence Housing
Trust. 16 Anchor & Hope (Arkwrights): Was Ascot Estates owned. Now a shop. 37 Archers: No real ale no handpump. 39 ARTFUL DODGER:Formerly Crown & Seven Stars. Beer range varies – up to
three real ales – usually based around Courage Best. 29 Artichoke: Closed and gutted. 39 BANCROFT ARMS: Re-opened Dec 93. In 2006 a single guest beer was sold –
Skinner’s Best Bitter at time of visit. But note that turnover is low and real
ale is not always available. 31 Barley Mow: Pub and brewery signs removed. Demolished and converted to flats. 39 BELL : Renamed MARKET TRADER.
Range 2006, Young’s Bitter, Courage Best, Adnams Bitter.. A Thorley Taverns
free house. 42 BLACK BULL: Renamed BAR NAKODA but retains two or three Nethergate beers and
now also specialises in authentic Indian cuisine. 31 Black Horse: <>Leman St/Alie Street
is now a free house Renamed Bar Bed. And as you would expect with a silly name
is keg. 40 Black Horse: <>Mile End Rd.
Renamed E-ONE CLUB, now a
pub/club with restricted opening hours. 39 BLIND BEGGAR:Pub undergoing some redecoration in early March – but most
remains open. Fullers London Pride, Greene King Old Speckled Hen, Wychwood
Brakespear’s Bitter (the last one described as a guest). 31 Brewery Tap: Renamed Mariners. 36 Bricklayers Arms: Demolished and replaced by a hole in the ground. 39 Britannia: <>Cable Street
. Closed pre July 96. ex-Taylor Walker, now in residential use but retaining
pub signage.. 37 Britannia: Morris St. Closed now a fast food shop. 40 British Prince: Re-opened pre July 96, now free? Closed and boarded up. 39 BROWN BEAR: Fullers London Pride, Adnams Bitter, plus 1-2 guests from the
‘Finest Cask’ list. 24 BULL & PUMP: Renamed Pacificos and now RAINBOW (SPORTS BAR). Sells
Bass and London Pride. 33 CAPTAIN KIDD: 2 Samuel Smiths Bitters on tap, Old Brewery is only £1:64 a
pint. 21 CARLTON ARMS: Lost the Arms,
now advertised as a free house. Still keg in 2005. 39 CASTLE: Subtitled Doyles Corner and now a free house. They tell me (SH)
that they sell Greene King IPA and, sometimes, another Greene King beer. But
there seems precious little evidence of this 39 Cauthens: Renamed Bar Locks, originally Horse & Groom. Looks to be
freshly re-decorated. Two handpumps in place but clips have been reversed each
time I (SH) have passed. So real ale availability uncertain. Was FAGINS for a while before being
renamed BAR LOCKS. 37
Ship: Demolished-Now modern office blocks. 39 CAXTON:Formerly the Artichoke. Adnams Bitter plus guest (Timothy Taylor
Landlord on one visit, Adnams Oyster Stout on another). 39 CITY DARTS: Reverted to PRINCESS ALICE,
- Courage: Best Bitter; Fuller: London
Pride; Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. Now Free, ex-Thornley Taverns. 34 City of Carlisle : Is now a restaurant the <>Rosemary
Lane . 33 COLET ARMS: Was Wiltshire Brewery owned, now run by Inn Business and
reported closed. 39 COMMERCIAL TAVERN: No longer pool or darts but the interior has been
sympathetically renovated recently. Is in Commercial Street not <>Commercial
Road . Fullers London Pride plus two guest beers
(from Brains and Black Sheep breweries on recent visit). Also real cider here. 4 Crown & Dolphin: Was Wiltshire Brewery owned. Converted to flats. 21 Crown & Sceptre: Converted to fried chicken shop July 96. 29 Crown & Shuttle: Closed. 7 Dean Swift: Now keg. 39 DICKENS INN: Standard beer range here these days:
Adnams Best, Fullers London Pride, Worthington Cask, Charles Wells Bombardier.
(Usual price warning applies with this pub – e.g. London Pride is currently
£3.05 a pint). 38 Docks & Co: <>66 Royal Mint Street
. (A2) Davys Free House. New pub reporte keg in 2004.
Open 9-11 Mon -Wed and 11-11 Thurs and Fri. Closed weekends. Renamed Fusion
Lounge. 38 Dover Castle: Now a hotel. 33 Duke of Norfolk : Converted
to flats. 39 Duke of Somerset : Renamed
First & Last. Reverted to DUKE OF SOMERSET.
Appears to be selling only Greene King Old Speckled Hen at present (on the
strength of two recent visits) 31 Duke of Wellington : Closed
and boarded. 40 Dukes: Now ROYAL DUKE again and closed. Now converted to shop. 20 <>Fifth Avenue :
Converted to flats March 96 7 Forty Five: Now keg. 39 Fountain: Renamed LA LUNA. Keg 26 Fish & Ring: Now in residential use. 35 George: Now renamed Mad George. Sells bottled beer from Woodfordes. 28 Gloster Arms: Converted to a shop. 39 GOLDEN HEART:Range: Adnams Bitter, Adnams Broadside.. 31 GOODMANS FIELDS: <>87-91 Mansell St
. New Wetherspoons. Opened Nov 2001. Open all permitted hours at the moment. 39 GOOD SAMS: Renamed back to the GOOD SAMARITAN. Now S&N owned. Regular
beers are: Theakston Best, Courage Directors (both quite unusual beers these
days, compared to the past). 36 Grave Maurice: Renamed Q Bar and keg. Is officially titled "Q Bar at
Grave Maurice" No real ale, no handpumps 39 GUN: Range: Courage Best, Young's Bitter, Adnams Broadside, Charles Wells
Bombardier This is a standard beer range here.. 24 HALF MOON: <>212-223 Mile End Road
. New Wetherspoons pub. 39 HAYFIELD: Keg beers only. 31 Hearts of Oak: Demolished. 33 Henrys: Greenhall owned free house. Closed. 22 Hollands : Closed. 40 HORN OF PLENTY: Now a free house, John Smiths Yorkshire Bitter, Tetley. Renamed
Horns. Reverted to HORN OF PLENTY, Free,
no real ale. 22 Horns & Horseshoe: Is no longer a pub though it's hard to tell what
it has been turned into with its two doors and one doorbell 38 Ivories: Renamed back to Moorings then from Moorings to Millennium.
Demolished c2004. 22 Jolly Butcher: Converted to retail use July 97. 26 Jolly Sailor. Closed April 96. Now Charles Wells owned. Demolished and
replaced by flats. 27 Katherine Wheel: Converted to flats. 40 KINGS ARMS-MARINERS: <>514 Commercial Road
. Subtitled Montys. Mariners: Is not a new but but the Kings Arms renamed in December 2001. Adnams: Bitter,
Broadside. 39 Kings Arms: <>Mile End Rd
: Renamed Soma. Keg. 28 KINGS HEAD: <>128 Commercial Rd.
Now a Labatts' Free House'. Closed and pub/brewery signs removed and being
converted to a shop. 39 KINGS STORES: Now Greene King, ex-Whitbread via Laurel.
Greene King IPA, GK Abbot Ale, GK seasonal beers 29 Knave of Clubs: Was owned by Maple Leaf Inns. Closed July 94. Now a
restaurant called Les Trois Garcons. What the hell does that mean? I'm still
struggling with English. 28 Light: <>223 Shoreditch High St
: New keg bar. 31 Lion: Converted to residential use. 32 Little Star: No real ale reported. 18 Location: Now a Thai restaurant. 28 THE LONDON HOSPITAL TAVERN:
London Hospital Tavern: Renamed Urban Bar and has applied for a 37 Lord Nelson : Closed-Now a shop. 36 Lord Rodneys Head: Renamed Flunky Monkey. Now a shoe shop (Shoebox)
although again the hanging sign is still there. 39 MARINERS: <>514 Commercial Road,
E1 Nice pub selling Adnam’s Bitter and Broadside. 40 Mercers Arms: Now a free house. closed and boarded up, construction work under way. 5 MINT: 60 East Smithfield
. (A2/) New Fuller's pub selling their three beers. Closed weekends. 39 MR PICKWICKS:Young’s Bitter and Courage Best. Very poor quality beer on
my (SH) recent visit. And mine - Keith. 39 NAGS HEAD: Keg 2006. 35 Norfolk Village : Demolished. 42 Old Blue Anchor: Run by Mercury Taverns. Renamed INDO. Wells: Bombardier. 39 Old Carpenters Arms: No longer a pub. 41 OLD DISPENSARY: 19a 10.0pt;<>Leman Street
. Regent Inn Free House opened Nov 1997 in former hospital premises. Was owned by Poetry
Bars & Restaurants' pub chain. Closed on visit me
6pm Nov 9th.2005. Reopened in
October 2006 and renamed DISPENSARY. Adnams:
Broadside; two varying guest beers (e.g. Fuller: Chiswick
Bitter and Taylor: Landlord). Leased by Regent Inns to
enterprising couple with a keen interest in real ale and
quality food, albeit rather expensive. Formerly run by
Poetry Bars & Restaurants. Tastefully refurbished with
cream décor and ceiling fans, bare boards and tiled
flooring, low lighting and mirrors. Spiral staircase leads to
dining area at mezzanine level over bar. Open 11-11 Mon-
Fri (food available 12-10). 39 OLD GLOBE: Charles Wells Eagle IPA and Bombardier. Plus occasional guest
beer. 39 Old House at Home: No real ale no handpump. Freehold for sale
(Strettons). Pub closed and covered in scaffolding. Appears to be under
conversion to residential use – but watch this space. 40 OLD MONK: <>32 Leman Street
. New free house opened Dec 97. Reopened and believed to be the only surviving OLD MONK
having been bought back by the Sprinbok chain. Closed on visit 6pm Nov 9th. Now converted to
‘Whites Gentlemans Club 39 OLD MONK: <>94-98 Middlesex Street
. Free House. Opened October 1999 in former commercial premises. Open
11-11 Mon-Fri and Sun 10-5 only. Accquired by Puzzle Pub Co and renamed PUZZLE
E1. Fullers London Pride plus one guest beer which changes monthly (currently
Wentworth WPA).. 38 OLD MONK: <>Thomas Moore Sq/Nesham Street
. Old Monk Pub Co - opened Summer 1997. Accquired by Barracuda pub chain from 9 Old Red Lion: Now a supermarket. 39 OLD ROSE: Renamed ROSE. Fullers London Pride, Young’s Bitter, Greene King
IPA – looks like a standard beer range here 36 Oxford Arms: Was Magic owned,
then run by Stanwood Taverns. Closed and boarded. 7 Peacock: Now a free house. 28 Peasants Revolt: Now a free house. Renamed Guvners/Eagle. Demolished and
converted to flats. Originally Golden Eagle. 40 Pewter Platter Tavern-Water Poet : 11
Folgate Street . (map Al). Free House. New
pub opened in December 92. Now leased by David Bruce's Honeypot Inns chain.
Open 12-11 Mon-Fri only. Snacks and meals all day. Pool. Taped music. Renamed
POET. seems to have taken over next door as it is now at 9/11. Pub re-opened in
early March 2006 following redecoration. Retains four-room layout. Has the
current obligatory decor of dark-painted walls, chandeliers and candles. No real ale on visit October 2006. Retains handpumps.www.poetrybars.com 29 POET: <>82/84 Middlesex Street
. New free house. Adnams Bitter and Broadside, Directors, Pedigree, 6X. Open
11-11 Mon-Fri only. 38 Pride of Stepney: Now a fast food shop/flats c2000. 16 Prince of Wales ( <>Globe Road
): Re-opened and renamed Charlie's. Now a free house. 30 Prince of Wales: 14 Waley Street. Demolished and replaced by flats. 37 Prince Regent: Closed. 39 PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA
: Former S&N pub accquired by Shepherd Neame in March. Two room pub with
beer garden at rear. Open Mon-Fri only. Shepherd Neame Master Brew, Kent’s
Best and Spitfire. 20 PROSPECT OF WHITBY : Now
S&N owned. Range June 96: Courage Best £2, Directors, Theakston Best and
XB. 29 Queens Head: <>Fieldgate Street
. Converted to an Indian Restaurant named Tayyabs and not Taggles as previously
reported! 39.1 Queen’s Head: <>57 Greatorex Street.
Pub demolished. New residential block now under construction on site of this
pub. 29 Railway Arms: Closed and boarded up. 18 Roebuck: Demolished Aug 95. 36 Rose & Punchbowl: Ex Belhaven owned but not Ascot Estates owned.
Demolished and replaced by flats. 31 Royal Duchess: Handpumps sighted but no real ale? News anyone? 28 Royal George: No longer a pub. Now a charity shop? 39 SCARBOURGH ARMS: Now a free house, Fullers London Pride, Shepherd Neame
Spitfire, Greene King IPA. 38 Scots Arms: Demolished c2004. 38 Seven Stars: <>Whitechapel High St
:Demolished c2002. 32 Seven Stars: ( <>Brick Lane
) Closed again. 38 Ship: : Closed 2003.Converted to Flats. 38 Ship on the Green: Converted to flats. 24 SHOOTING STAR: <>125-129 Middlesex Street
. Fullers. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri and 12-3 Sun only. 41 SIMPSON’S TAVERN. Retains Draught Bass. 38 Sir John Falstaff: Closed and boarded 2001. Demolished c2003. 39 SIR SIDNEY SMITH: Renamed
Pepperpot. Fullers London Pride is the only real ale in this proper pub. 41 Slug & Lettuce: The Courtyard, E1 7BH. Mentioned in an offer
in the Evening Standard of October 17th 2003. No real
ale. Originally PARISA and part of a small chain opened
c.’99/2000 but not previously reported. Believed acquired
by SFI and renamed c. 2002, and acquired by Laurel in
2005. 30 Star & Garter: Has had the Charles Wells signs removed. No handpumps.
Visited by burglars in April so maybe they took them? Now a fried chicken
establishment. 39 STILL & STAR: Youngs Bitter, Green King IPA, Fullers London
Pride, Adnams Bitter. 39 TEN BELLS:Charles Wells Bombardier plus one guest (often from Wooden Hand
Brewery of Truro). 39 THREE CROWNS: Ex Wiltshire now run by Inn Business. Renamed L'Oasis.
Adnams Bitter, Timothy Taylor Landlord Landlord unusually on gravity dispense
(G) direct from the cask. Good beer and food in a nice unpretentious environment. 39.1 Thomas Neale: No real ale available at time of visit – looks like it’s
been unavailable for a while (pump clips yellowed with age). 28 Three Swedish Crowns: Converted to a restaurant, Le Spice. 22 TOWN OF RAMSGATE : London Pride replaces Charrington IPA. 33 TURNERS OLD STAR: Good pint of Greene King IPA reported. 23 Vibe Bar: The Brewery <>91-95 Brick Lane
. Keg. 40 Water Poet: Stoney Lane (c/o <>White
Kennett Street ). (A1) Was Adnams tied pub opened
July 95. Open Mon-Fri 9am - 11 pm and Sunday lunchtime. Renamed SLUG
& LETTUCE and keg Former free house acquired by SFI. 39 WHITE HART: Reverted to WHITE HART after being named Clutterbucks.
Fullers London Pride, Shepherd
Neame Spitfire 35 WHITE HART: (Murphy's <>Mile End Road
) Range now is Brakspear Bitter and Special. No longer run by Honeypot Inns.
Now owned by Capital Pub Co. 40 White Horse, 48 White Horse Rd, ex-Bass, H
unused. 39 WHITE SWAN: Sells Shepherd Neame Master Brew, Spitfire and seasonal
beers. 40 White Swan & Cuckoo: Now Enterprise, ex-
Truman, H removed. 39 WILLIAMS: Now WILLIAMS WINE & ALE HOUSE. Greene King IPA, GK Abbot
Ale, GK seasonal beers served by handpump and by gravity. 24 Yorkshire Grey: Converted to flats 33 Acorn: Ascot Estates owned.
Reopened. Mayfair Taverns sign. 40 Angel & Crown: Now a free house. Reported keg. 32 APPROACH TAVERN:Range mid 2002 was London Pride, Ridley IPA, Prospect and
Old Bob. Now a Remarkable Restaurants Free house. 22 Beehive: Main signs removed. No longer a pub. 39 Birdcage: Keg beers only. 38 Bishop Bonner: Now owned by Maple Leaf Inns. Closed. Now (2005) flats? 16 Black Horse: No longer a pub. 27 Blade Bone: No longer a pub. Now Noodle King Chinese takeaway. 38 Britannia: Was called the Juke Box. Reverted back to Britannia.
Demolished and redeveloped into flats. 39 British Lion: Reported keg 2006. 32 BROWNS: Tetley replaces Websters. 41 Buskers Free House: Renamed Ye Olde Hope. Demolished. 39 CAMDENS HEAD: Became a Wetherspoon free house. No longer Wetherspoons.
renamed MISTY MOON – external signage changed in week beginning 39 Camel: Has reopened after 5/6 years. it serves Adnams and Adnams
Broadside, and some nice pies and mash. a very nice pub, and really good news
that it has resurfaced, having won a reprieve from demolition earlier in 2005. 42 CARPENTERs ARMS: Cheshire Street. Reopened and pleasantly furnished. Adnams: Bitter; Taylor: Landlord. 29 Cavalier: Converted to offices. 38 Chiltons: Renamed Britannia. Closed. Ascot Estates owned. Renamed back to
Britannia. 36 City of Paris : Keg. Renamed
Hanana's Wine Bar. Real ale status unknown. 39 Conqueror: Remains closed and boarded up. Tower Hamlets Borough Council
are currently considering a planning application to demolish this pub and
replace it with a new residential development of six flats. 23 Crown, Being Converted to flats? Jan 98? 31 Dolphin: Closed. Pub and brewery signs removed. Converted to residential
use. 39 Dover Castle: Ascot
Estates owned. Became a social snooker club. Now demolished and new housing
being built on site. 24 Duke of Cambridge : Closed. 38 DUKE OF SUSSEX
: Now a free house selling Abbot and IPA. Renamed ALBION.
Range now GK IPA and Landlord. 37 Duke of Wellington: Cyprus
St-Closed and for sale. 40 DUKE OF YORK : Sells
Websters. Renamed Yorkies. Closed and boarded
up. 29 Dundee Arms: Now keg. 38 Earl Grey: Owned by Ascot Estates then Mayfair
Taverns. Now Enterprise Inns run. Converted to a shop. 16 Flamingos: Originally Westminster Arms, converted to flats. 29 Florist: Keg. 14 Flying Scud: Closed July 94 and for sale. 33 George & Dragon: Converted to a shop Feb96. Just become a pub again,
still called the George and Dragon, full of the Shoreditch crowd but basic
inside. No real ales. 33 Globe: No real ale reported and renamed String Ray Cafe. This is actually
a very good pizza restaurant. 18 Green Gate: No longer a pub. 35 Green Man: Closed and boarded end of March 2002. No longer a pub. Part
fish and chip shop part shop. Update - ground floor was converted to
convenience store and a fish and chip shop, upper floor now ‘City Inn Hotel’
advertising bed & breakfast. 33 Greyhound: Closed since early 2000. Converted to flats and lovely
greyhound heads removed from site. 39 Halfway House: Owned by Sycamore Taverns. Renamed the Atomic Music Bar in
August 2000 then renamed Jo Jo's. Pub remains closed and boarded up – for sale
by auction. 41 HARE: Greene King IPA and Landlord. 22 Jerimiah Bullfrog: Is now a place of learning if the word school in its
new title is anything to go by. 14 JOINERS ARMS: Courage Best, Directors. Was Ascot Estates owned. Now
Enterprise Inns 19 King & Queen: Ex Belhaven owned but not Ascot Estates owned.
Converted to flats after being fire damaged. 30 Kings Arms: Converted to flats. 40 Kings Head: ex-Taylor Walker, H removed. 12 Little Wonder: Closed Jan 94. Converted to flats/shop. 39 Marksman: No longer selling real ales. 29 Marquis Of Cornwallis: Now keg. 18 Montys: Converted to five flats. 23 Nelsons Head: Now a free house and keg. 29 NICE LITTLE EARNER: Add Courage Best, Greene King IPA. Renamed OARSMAN. 41 Norfolk Arms (Pickles): Reopened and called So Bar. Closed then reopened and renamed
RAIZES. No real ale. Now a Free House/Brazilian bar
and restaurant. 31 OLD AXE: Sold only Courage Best on visit in December 2001. 28 Old Basing House: Renamed Titles Nite Spot. Now renamed On the Rocks. 42 OLD GEORGE: Wadworth: 6X is the only real ale sold here (2007). Now
Enterprise, ex-Truman. 21 Old King Johns Head: Now Charles Wells owned, still keg. 38 ORANGE : 24 Kingsland Rd. Adnams Regatta. Free house that opens 4-11
Mon-Thurs and 4-2 Fri- Sat. Renamed CATCH. 34 OWL & PUSSYCAT: Range on visit in June was London Pride (250p) and
6X. Piano and bar billiards still in evidence.. 38 O2 Brasserie. New pub on the corner of Bethnal Green
Road (51) and Redchurch Street on site of a secondhand car lot. Keg. Reported as now called Green & Red. 38 Partners: Demolished. 15 Penny Farthing: Closed in September 94. Re-opened Aug 95 as Spread Eagle. 29 Perseverance: Was a free house then converted to residential use. 33 Premises: 203 Hackney Road . Real ale availability in this
cafe/bar unknown. Great breakfasts on a Sunday. 16 Prince of Wales (Barnet Grove): No longer a pub. 27 Prince of Wales ( Bishops Way ). No longer a pub though ok if you want to
buy one. 39 Prince of Wales ( Teale St ): Closed? Now Magic owned. Not Greene King
owned. Now a nursery 23 Queen Victoria: Ex Belhaven owned but not Ascot Estates owned. Converted
to flats. 41 Railway Tavern: Free, H now removed. 30 Red Deer : Closed. Pub and brewery signs removed. No longer a pub. 40 Royal Alfred: Renamed Nu Poqodi. Now a Russian owned pub. Still keg. Renamed BAR NP (A10). 33 Royal Cricketers: Converted to flats. 39 ROYAL OAK : Great breakfasts on a Sunday for the Sunday flower market at
8am. Adnams Bitter, Timothy Taylor Landlord. A fine pub, now supplying good
beer. Towards the end of last year a visit here saw Fullers London Pride and
Badger Tanglefoot – so it may be that beer range is variable. Weekday opening
from 6pm. Normal weekend hours. now Enterprise. Ex Ascot. 38 Royal Standard: Renamed The Plaza. Real ale status uknown. Live music
venue 2005. 39 Salmon & Bull: Keg 2006. 41 SEBRIGHT ARMS, Free, planning application for
demolition and replacement by yet more apartments
refused by Tower Hamlets Council following a petition
from 173 objectors. The planning report read: ‘The
proposed demolition and loss of the public house is an
unacceptable loss of an important community and social
function for local residents.’ Tower Hamlets are to be
congratulated for taking such an enlightened, common
sense view in the face of government pressures to
maximise housing at the expense of community facilities.
42 SHAKESPEARE:London Pride – not always available. 27 Septembers : Demolished. Replaced by flats. 27 Ship: Closed July 96. Seems to have been turned into retail premises. 23 Ship & Blue Ball: Converted to flats. 14 Sporting Life: For sale as flats June 94. 29 Sportsman: Ascot Estates owned. Demolished and replaced by flats. 19 Stick of Rock: Closed Jan 94. Ascot Estates owned. In retail use. 12 Tantrums: Renamed Focus Nite Spot and Images Wine Bar. 25 Turtles: Renamed Three Loggerheads and Ascot Estates owned. Closed July
96. Converted to flats. 40 VICTORIA : Now a free house. Sells Greene King IPA and a seasonal beer. Renamed RAVENSCROFT. 20 Weavers Arms: Owned by Maple Leaf Inns, converted to office use May 96. 19 Weymouth Arms: Converted to flats Feb 96. 30 White Hart: Renamed Tommy Tuckers: April 92 a free house. Renamed back to
the White Hart July 1993. Closed and re-opened as the Cock & Comfort 1997
keg?. Now renamed the Pleasure Unit. Advertises bar lounge art. 23 Woolpack: Closed Sept 93. Demolished Jan 98. 33 Albert: Enterprise Inns run. No real ale or handpumps. 38 Albion : No longer Belhaven owned. Not Ascot Estates owned. Demolised. 33 Ancient Briton: Demolished after a rumour in the East London
Advertiser in 2003. Closed 2005. 41 BEEHIVE: Was closed. Reopened in December. London
Pride. Now Enterprise. Handpumps removed. 23 BAR-RISA: Bow Wharf 221 Grove Road . Regent Inns Free House
selling: COURAGE BEST - THEAKSTON XB. Opened late summer 1997. 36 BLUE ANCHOR: Now a free house. One real ale - Brakspears Bitter. 2 Bombay Grab: Now the Bow Muslim Community Centre. 41 BOW BELLS: Range: Pride and Brakspears Bitter (190p). +Guest beer (e.g. Wooden Hand
brewery). 38 Bridge House: Was a free house, now pub and brewery signs removed. In
residential use. 35 Bromley Arms: Closed. Permission applied for flats 2004. 35 Caledonian Arms: Closed. Permission applied for flats 2004 28 Crown Hotel: No longer Belhaven owned. Not Ascot Estates owned. Has shut
as a pub. Is now Mari Terra a spanish style tapas bar. No real ale.photo. 21 Crystal Tavern: Renamed Wheelwrights and converted to flats July 96. 34 Duke of Wellington : Ascot Estates owned. No real ale no handpump. 32 Duke of York : Converted to residential use. Retains Smith Garrett
facade. 29 Earl of Ellesmere: No longer a pub. Converted to residential use. 18 Eleanor Arms: Now keg again. 26 FAT CAT CAFE BAR: Bow Wharf , Grove Road . New pub chained owned
free house. Directors, Boddingtons Theakston XB, 6X. Open all hours including
at 10:00 for breakfast. 38 George & Dragon: Renamed New Cotton Inn. Closed and boarded
2001.Demolished c2004. 35 Hand & Flower: No real ale or handpumps. Is Enterprise Inns. 41 Horn of Plenty: Renamed FLAUTIST & FIRKIN. Renamed MOMENT IN TIME.
Keg beers only. Leasehold currently for sale. Closed. 38 Iceland : No real ale. : Renamed Lighthouse. 38 Imperial Crown: Owned by Sycamore Taverns. Converted to flats c2004s 35 John Bull: Now a property services agency, wheren't they estate agents 40 Kings Arms: Greene King: Abbot. A
convert to real ale. 38 Kitsons: > Renamed Liquor Inn.Handpumps but no real ale (2005). 38 Little Driver: Now Charrington run. Final chapter in the "is there
or isn't there beer" here! Handpumps finally removed. 7 LORD CARDIGAN: Now in Taylor Walker livery. 40 Lord Morpeth: Keg. 35 LORD PALMESTON: Converted to flats. 38 Lord Tredegar: Was owned by Sycamore Taverns, now run by Inn Business.
Reported keg. 37 MATCH MAKER: 580/586 Roman Road . New Wetherspoons pub (opened
July 2001) in Roman Road market almost opposite the closed Ranlagh Arms. Former
indoor market and before that an old fashioned grocers (Caters). Name refers to
the Bryant and May matchmaking factory which still stands in nearby Fairfield
Road though these days is in residential use. No longer for sale. retained by
Wetherspoon. 26 Melody Park Inn: Renamed The Outpost then Twilight Zone July 96. Now TGF
Pizza in part. 41 Moulders Arms: Demolished. 40 NEEDLE GUN: Renamed TRADER. Courage: Best Bitter or Greene King: IPA.
Real ale not always available. 39 NEW GLOBE: Is part of the Active Pub Co? Fullers London Pride, Greene
King IPA. Now Enterprise, ex-Whitbread 40 OLD DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE : Young: Special. Beer may vary. Reinstatement of real ale. 30 Old Ford Tavern: Converted to flats. 30 Ordell Arms: Closed its doors June 15th 2001 and redeveloped into housing
by a private company. 33 PALM TREE: Range: Boddingtons and Robinsons Snowden. 34 PLAYWRIGHTS: Reverted to original name MORGAN ARMS. Adnams Bitter 230p
and Taylors Landlord 250p confirmed. 38 Prince of Wales: Closed and boarded up. 22 Priory Tavern: Has been converted to flats. 30 Queen Victoria: Now keg. Closed and boarded up. 27 Railway Tavern: Converting to flats. 34 Ranelagh Arms: Now a Costcutter supermaket. 26 Rising Sun: Ascot Estates owned. Called the American Diner then
demolished. 40 Rose & Crown: Now owned by Maple Leaf Inns. Grade II listed pub, closed and boarded up 2006. 38 Rose of Denmark : Closed annd for sale without a license. 41 Tenterden Arms: Enterprise, closed and boarded
up. 25 Three Tuns: Converted to flats. 35 Unicorn: Converted to flats. 40 Victoria : Handpumps removed. 27 Wentworth Arms, now keg. Still keg in 2007. 22 Whitethorn: Not Ascot Estates owned. Demolished July 96. 38 White Horse: Converted to a shop Sept 96. After being a clothes shop it
is now the Lounge Bar. Converted to a Domino's Pizza. 40 Widows Son: Handpumps now removed. 33 Bakers Arms</b>: New pub opened 100 yards north of
the Plough in October. A Chef and Brewer. This pub is in Waltham Abbey
according to the pub blurb. 32 Birdy's: 3 The Avenue. No real ale in this freehouse/bar. 32 Champers: 225? Chingford Mount Road . New bar, real ale status
unknown. 40 COPPERMILL: 30/32 Church Road . New Greenhalls pub. Renamed
THE MOUNT. Renamed OBELISK: Adnams: Bitter, Broadside; Young: Bitter. Former
Greenalls pub acquired by Barracuda and branded as a
‘Smith & Jones’ pub. 18 COUNTY ARMS : Now S&N owned. 22 Fountain: Converted to a McDonalds. 34 Fox and Hounds is no longer a pub. It is now a childrens nursery. 29 Gardeners Arms: Burnside Avenue . New pub? Details anyone?
Replaced the Greyhound we presume? 36 GREENE MAN: Was Beefeater. Now 29 Greyhound: Now Wiltshire Brewery owned. Demolished. photo. 30 Harvester: In New Road where a new swimming pool is being built. Reported
keg. 22 KINGS FORD, 250/252 Chingford Mount. Wetherspoons Free House. New
pub opened Oct 96(?). Wheelchair access, no smoking area. 32 KINGS HEAD: Now run by Ember Inns. Sold two beers on visit in July
2002,Everards Tiger and one from Batemans. Other pumpclips indicated that beers
from Black Sheep and Fullers had previously been on. 18 LARKSHALL: Now S&N owned. 18 OLD HALL TAVERN: Now S&N owned. 36 PLOUGH: As well as County and AK Russet Ale is also on . This is a
seasonal beer brewed with honey. 40 Prince Albert : Also named Bar PA. I wonder what the PA stands for?
Closed and borded.Reopened June 2005. Keg 2006. 29 Prince of Wales: Now owned/run by Arena Pubs who have kindly removed the
handpump. Driptrays and beer mats still refer to Bass though. Huge trophy
cabinet houses only one cup, not for darts though as the board has been
removed. Trys to do something every night though we I visited it the Live Duo
turned out to be a dj! 37 QUEEN ELIZABETH: Was S&N owned. Now run by the Spirit Group. Courage
Best. Guest beer on visit was Directors. Sunday carvery £7.45. No baseball
caps. 36 ROYAL FOREST (Hotel): Now Whitbread owned . Sells only Flowers Original.
Charges £2 for your child to use a room full of balls. Open all permitted
hours. 32 ROYAL OAK: Kings Head Hill. Had a range of two McMullens ales plus
Courage Directors and Pedigree when visited in August 2002. 36 ROYAL OAK: Renamed Freddies and painted a nice lilac. Now closed and it
and the surrounding land are boarded up Boards are marked Construction Zone
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Keep Out and with a Builders name and phone No.
There was a report some time back that planning
permission had been granted. 30 Royston Arms: No real ale on visit by Captain Pubwatch
(www.captainpubwatch.co.uk) of the Waltham Forest Independant during July 2001.
38 Sirloin. Was closed following a runner by the licensee/manager in March.
Reopened 23rd February 2001
and renamed Forest Edge. Now keg. Renamed back to Sirloin 2005. 41 SLUG & LETTUCE: Renamed back to the BULL & CROWN before renamed MOLLY
K's. Now back to Bull and Crown but keg. 29 Stopples Bar: 107 Chingford Mount Road . New keg free house. 39 THOMAS WILLINGALE: 136/8 Station Road . New Wizard Inns free house
opened November 1999 in former grocery shop named Chesneys. Open all permitted
hours. Renamed STATION HOUSE: Range now Adnams: Broadside; Marston: Pedigree;
Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. 34 Wheelwrights: Demolished. 31 WISHING WELL: 11 Hall Lane . New free house selling Ushers Best
Bitter. Sold only Greene King IPA on visit January 2002. 33 British Oak: Looks like a conversion to flats. 30 Clapton Park Tavern: Converted to an oriental restaurant. 32 Crooket Billet: Renamed Jack Beards at the Crooked Billet. 31 Downs : Now Downs Hotel. 31 Duke of Clarence: Converted to flats. 38 Duke of York (Putlogs): Closed 2000. Demolished c2003. 38 Elephants Head: Renamed FITZGERALDS in 2005. Enterprise, ex-Courage via Unique, no real ale. 38 Golden Shoe: Closed 2002. Demolished c2003. 27 Hope & Anchor: Converted to flats. 30 Jubilee: Closed and boarded. 41 Kings Head: Closed early 2000. Demolished in 2007. 40 Lord Cecil: Enterprise, ex-Courage. Closed and
shuttered. 30 Old King Johns Head: Converted to flats. 23 PRINCE OF WALES , Renamed PRINCESS OF WALES . 42 PRIORY TAVERN: Renamed ELIPSE in 2005. Renamed again to ELDERFIELD. 29 Robin Hood: Demolished. 30 Shamps: Ascot Estates owned. Reverted to Cricketers. 33 SHIP AGROUND: Still sells Bass. 41 THREE SISTERS : Now Enterprise, ex-Ascot. London Pride. 38 White Hart: Renamed Pegasus. Renamed Chimes Bar and only open late
evenings. Now a nightclub. 29 Woodman: Converted to housing. 32 Alpine Bar: Demolished. 33 Bolyen: Keg. 40 Central: Handpumps removed from two open bar but one in the closed bar!
Keg again. 20 Cock: Demolished June 96. 33 Denmark : No real ale on recent visit though handpump remains. 37 Dukes Head: A Stanwood Tavern now keg. No real ale but Bombardier will be
coming soon according to poster. 33 Earl of Wakefield :East London Pub Co. Still keg in December 2002. 31 Ferndale : Handpump free zone. Dropped the hotel. 34 Golfer: Correct address is Woolwich Manor Rd. Demolished. 41 Green Man: Ex-Taylor Walker. Closed and for sale. 35 HAMMERS: Range Broadside, London Pride and John Smiths. Open to 1am
Thurs-Sat but no re-entry after 11pm 36 OVERDRAFT TAVERN, 200-202 High Street North . Former Barclays Bank
run by VT Freehouses. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Courage Directors £1.90.
11am to 4pm Mon Thurs. 35 Perseverance: Closed. Converted to a religious centre called
Tranformation Powerhouse. 31 Roding: Now keg. 7 Spirits Bar: Renamed MILLERS WELL: Become a Wetherspoon free
house Feb 93. See Hamilton Hall EC2 for beer range. Open all hours and food
all times. 27 Tollgate: Handpumps removed. 27 White Horse: Now keg. 18 Winsor House: Winsor Terrace, E6 6LE. (B2) Whitbread Brewers
Fayre. New pub opened March 95 attached to the Travel Inn.
Open all hours - Sunday afternoon for diners. Near
the DLR Beckton station. NOW KEG. (tele 0207 511 3840). 31 Albion Hotel: Converted to flats. 38 EAGLE & CHILD: Renamed EAGLE. Closed, planning application submitted
for redevelopment for flats. 31 Earl Derby: Converted to a nursery school. 38 FOREST GATE HOTEL: Range GK IPA and London Pride. 19 Forest Glen: Keg from March 96. 38 HOLLY TREE; Now serves IPA and Speckled Hen. 26 HUDSON BAY : 1-5 Upton Lane . Wetherspoon. Opened February 1999. 24 Live & Let Live: Real ale not always available despite signs to
contary when visited Aug 98. 22 Mickey Finns renamed Gatsby. Closed Dec 93. A shop Nov 96. 23 Odessa Arms, demolished. 41 Old Spotted Dog: Handpumps removed. For sale signs up - closed. Still closed in 2007. 33 Pembury Tavern: Work being carried out, has been closed for some time. 3 PERSEVERANCE: Sells only Tetley. 38 Princess Alice: Now keg. now bar called "Bar Monastery". 42 Railway Tavern: Closed and boarded up. Reopened: London Pride. 40 Simpsons: Also now carries a sign for ‘Galaxy
Restaurant’. 31 Towers: Renamed Tower Arms, now a free house and is in map area Al not
B2. Closed March 96. Converted to flats. 31 WAGGON & HORSES: Was Labatts owned. Now an Enterprise Inns free
house. Members only club. 41 White Hart. Renamed TERRY SPINKS MBE. Closed. 7 Pubs BI/9 & 10 are reversed. 29 Acton Arms: Now a hairdressers. 31 Albion : Converted to residential use. 40 Amhurst Arms: Renamed DE BYSTO, handpumps
removed. Free, ex-Watney. Now an African pub and
restaurant. Baxters Court : 282/284 Mare Street . New Wetherspoon pub opened Feb 2003. 14 Belgrave Arms (Charrington): Now owned by Marr Taverns. 14 Black Bull: Demolished. 40 Brewery Tap: No longer Belhaven owned. Renamed Sammy J's pre July 96 then
New Brewery Tap. Keg 2006. 38 Brownlow Arms: Now Wiltshire Brewery owned. Converted to flats c2000. 31 Castle:Renamed Father Ted's? converted to Nando's restaurant. 37 Cat & Mutton: Adnams plus a guest. Confirmed as selling real ale in
Sep 05. Two small handpumps hidden behind high fronted bar, and easy to miss,
selling Adnams and Landlord. Refurbed earlier in the year as a gastropub but
shame the real ale is not more prominant like other gastropubs. 40 Crown: Renamed O'NEILLS BAR, FIDDLERS. Renamed again to WISHING WELL. Enterprise, ex-Truman, no real ale. 30 Crown & Castle: Converted to a Chinese restaurant. 39 Dolphin: Enterprise, ex-Truman, no real ale. 26 DOVE: Renamed DOVE FREE HOUSE & KITCHEN. Six Belgian 'draught' beers. 21 Duke of Marlborough : Demolished prior to July 96. 42 Duke of Richmond : Re-opened keg then
converted to restaurant (LMNT). Keg beer added to bottled beers in this bar/restaurant. 38 Duke of Sussex : Renamed Overdraft. Confirmed as closed & boarded in
Sep 05. 38 Duke of Wellington: Confirmed in Sep 05 as no handpumps. 38 Earl Amhurst: Renamed District. Is now closed? 41 Earl of Zetland: Was a honeymoon hotel. Demolished in April 2007. 40 Florfield Arms: ex-Ascot, demolished by May
2003. 39 FOX: London Pride and Marston Pedigree. 29 Grange Tavern: Was Wiltshire Brewery owned. Demolshed and replaced by
flats. 35 Hackney Central: New keg free house/bar in former railway station
in Amhurst Road . 41 Havelock : Closed and boarded up. Now demolished. 42 Hobsons Choice, Renamed Maddigans of Mare Street. Reopened and renamed AMP. Free, closed and premises empty. 6 Kings Arms: Now Charles Wells owned. 29 LA: Demolished. 42 LADY DIANA: Renamed back to original Prince Arthur. Closed. Reopened after careful refurbishment. Caledonian: Deuchars IPA; Fuller:
London Pride, on unmarked handpumps.
31 London Fields: Now keg. 31 Lord Stanley: Converted to flats. 38 MARIE LLOYD BAR:289 Mare Street. Theatre bar in the newly built SE
corner of the Hackney Empire Theatre replacing the old Samuel Pepys bar on the
same spot. Address of Theatre is 291 Mare Street, bar has two entrances from
the main street. Possibly owned by Greene King, confirmed in Jul 05 that it
sells Greene King IPA, Abbot and Old Speckled Hen on handpump. 26 Market House: Closed 3 Marion Arms: Was Wiltshire Brewery owned, Converted to flats in 1994! 38 Middleton Arms: Now Wiltshire Brewery owned. Demolished c2002. 31 Mitford Tavern: Was owned by Maple Leaf Inns. Demolished and replaced by
flats. 29 Nineteenth Hole: Demolshed and replaced by flats. 38 Norfolk Arms: Demolished c2002. 22 Nolans Bar : Renamed back to Acton Arms. 40 OLD SHIP: Range:-. Fuller: London Pride;
Greene King: IPA. Now Enterprise, ex-Unique
(Honeypot). photo. 38 Paget Arms: Now a free house (pre July 96). Renamed Careys 3. Confirmed as
closed & boarded in Jul 05. 39 PEMBURY TAVERN: Good range of 10 beers on out of 16 handpumps. Huge barn
of a place with bare walls and shiny wooden floor. Even with only nine people
in the pub, it was too noisy, all the noise echoing around the place. Needs
carpet and something on the walls to soak up the noise" (Report from John
Adams) More information:- The Pembury Tavern is now open 12-11 Mon-Sat and
12-10.30 Sunday. It is located at the busy junction of Pembury Rd, Dalston Lane
and Amhurst Rd. Hackney Downs National Rail station is 2 minutes walk and
Hackney Central 5 mins. It is well served by buses including the 30 ,38 ,55 ,56
,106 ,253 & 254. 32 PRINCE GEORGE:Range mid 2002 was London Pride, Adnams Bitter and
Brakspear Bitter. Now a Remarkable Restaurants Free house. 29 Prince of Wales: Converted to flats but retains signs. 38 Queen Elizabeth: Confirmed in Sep 05 as closed & boarded on the
inside. 38 RAILWAY TAVERN: Now Charles Wells owned. Confirmed in Jul 05 as no
handpumps. 38 Ridley Arms: No longer a pub c2005. Now a shop. 38 Robin Hood: Ascot Estates owned. Converted to flats c2000. 26 Rose & Crown. Closed. Pub and brewery (Whitbread ex Youngs) signs
removed. 31 Rosie O'Grady's: Closed and boarded up. 31 Royal Oak : Converted to residential/office use. 30 Queen Elizabeth: Now keg. Still keg. 38 Samuel Pepys: Closed (2003) Demolished. see Marie LLoyd Bar. 26 Sir Walter Scott: Converted into a restaurant (Little Georgia). 39 SPURSTOWE ARMS: Has recently been refurbished. The food menu is quite expensive
and gastro pub-esque (£10.50 for shepherd's pie in a local Hackney boozer!)
Also apart from gourment crisps, loose/jarred smoked nuts and olives there are
no snacks/plates to share only full meals for a minimum of £7+. An all day
breakfast is £7.95 and doesn't contain anything out of the ordinary). Haven't
tried it but it looks good and plenty of people eating. Very white/middle class
for the area. Beer tres expensive - £3.20 for a pint of Staropramen/ San Miguel
compared to usual local price of £2.40). Still it's quite nicely laid out, has
a few sofas and a large pleasant beer garden. (Report from Abby Sneade 33 Taylors : Re-opened and renamed PUB ON THE PARK selling London Pride and
Honey Dew. 40 Three Compasses: Now a free house. Complete refit gutting the original
pub and starting again inside. Greene King:
IPA. Reinstatement of real ale. 40 Uncle Sam’s: ex-Ascot, closed and premises empty.
40 VILLAGE AT DALSTON : Renamed BAR 512.
Retains a hanging sign with ‘The Village’. 7 White Horse: Demolished. 1 Pub on map A2/27 should be A2/31. 37 Adam & Eve: Handpump removed. Now badged as a 'Main Event' pub. 40 Alexandra: Re-opened. Renamed Alex, still keg. Renamed BRB@The Alex and now
renamed again to LAURISTON. Still no real ale. 41 ALMA : Ex-Whitbread, closed and believed being
converted to residential use. 26 Bedford : Converted to flats? 38 Bridge House Tavern: Renamed Roundhouse and Kente Spot. Was closed and
boarded now just a wine and spirits bar, no draught products at all. 38 Brunswick Arms: Complete refurb and change of name to Milki Spot 2.
2 Butlers : Converted to flats. 3 CHESHAM ARMS: Range now Courage Best and Crouch Vale IPA. 38 Claddagh: Renamed 39 Steps. Demolished c2004. 38 Clarendon: Re-opened but converted to flats 2002. 38 Dagmar Arms: Confirmed as closed and boarded in Jul 05. 41 Duke Of Cambridge: Enterprise, ex-Ascot,
closed, derelict and fire damaged. 38 Duke of Devonshire : Confirmed as demolished in Jul 05. 40 FalconN & Firkin: Renamed Victoria Park. 360 Victoria Park Rd. Broadway
Inns, ex-Punch, no real ale. Note revised street no. 41 FOLLIES, 130 Lauriston Rd. Reopened and reverted
to original name, EMPRESS OF INDIA. Greene King:
IPA; Taylor: Landlord. Now a gastropub.
31 Frampton Arms: Now closed. 40 GLOBE: Now THE GLOBE ON MORNING LANE. They have Youngs Bitter at £1.60 a pint and also Fuller’s London Pride possibly £1.60/pint too but can’t remember because usually have Youngs. They also have superb free live music, usually RnB (Monday nights Billy Chong and his group and lots of contributions from other people too.).
Report from Maris Ozols 30 Jackdaw & Stump: Now keg. 30 Kenton Arms: Now a Labatts 'Free House'. Keg. 36 Lea Tavern: No real ale - no handpump. 18 Lord Napier: Closed. 18 Lord Nelson: Converted to flats. Ex Belhaven owned but not Ascot Estates
owned. 28 McCANNS: 235 Victoria Park Road 10.0pt;. Now Wiltshire Brewery owned,
selling only Hancocks HB March 96. Map location should be nearer pub 5 near the
junction of Lauriston and Victoria Park Roads. Renamed VILLAGE INN then VILLAGE
TAP. 21 Northumerland Arms: Demolished July 96. 31 PENSHURST ARMS: Now a free house selling Brakspears Bitter and Special
plus guest beers. Only open Fri-Sun. 38 Plough: After sometime closed, confirmed in Jul 05 as now open again as
Jerrys (Bar & Restaurant). 30 Prince Edward: Now keg. 38 RETREAT: Was Rising Sun, Bourkes closed July 96 then re-opened as the
Rising Sun selling beers from Hall & Woodhouse. Closed and boarded up 1999.
Confirmed in Jul 05 as now demolished. 32 ROYAL HOTEL: Ex Belhaven owned but not Ascot Estates owned. Reopened as a
free house ROYAL INN AT THE PARK. Range mid 2002 was Ridley IPA, Prospect and
Old Bob. Now a Remarkable Restaurants Free house. 20 ROYAL STANDARD: Add L. Pride. 24 Stag: Closed Aug 95. Demolished Mid 98. 37 Tiger: Handpump removed. 37 Victoria : Now a block of private flats: Victoria Appartments. 39 Welsh Harp: Renamed Hospital Tavern after becoming a Farrens Free House.
Keg. Drastic refurbishment with new interior, still no real ale. 41 White Lion: Closed and was for sale by auction Nov. 94. Renamed Genevas
reopened and keg. Reopened and renamed
SILVAR LINK on banner over old Genevas signage still
present. No real ale. 36 ALMA : Renamed Four Finches. Converted to flats, named
Alma Point . 33 Antelope: Keg again 2003/5. 38 Bakers Arms: Closed 11th May after alledged drugs raid. Reopened selling
Bass. But keg again. 36 Coach & Horses: Real ale again in the form of London Pride or Adnams. 3 DRUM is in map area Al not A2. 36 E10: 300 Lea Bridge Road . New free keg bar opened by the entrance
of Leyton FC. 38 Greyhound: Free house closed. Converted to flats c2003. 40 HARE & HOUNDS: GK IPA & a 'guest beer'. 23 Holly Bush: Closed - converted to flats. 35 Lion & Key: Now a Labatts 'Free House'. Renamed House/Hot House Bar
and keg. Renamed back to Lion & Key but still keg. 39 Lord Clyde: Now Pubmaster. Still keg. 39 Oliver Twist: Keg again. Went real in 2005 but closed early 2006. 25 Prince of Wales: Renamed SHOE LACES. No real ale on visit (London Pride
pumpclip turned round) by Captain Pubwatch (www.captainpubwatch.co.uk) of the
Waltham Forest Independant during April 2002. 30 TAP & SPILE: Renamed BOOTLACES. Sells GK IPA. 31 Three Blackbirds: Now S&N owned. Keg. no real ale. Has been
refurbished with night club and side = restaurant (Portuguese). Very expensive
- Guinness 2.80 a pint. Lease for sale via http://www.pubs2let.co.uk/index.html
Young & Smith along with other East End pubs. 33 Wakefield : Demolished. 29 WILLIAM IV (or Fourth): Sells Courage Best, Directors, L. Pride and ESB
and guest beers. Now has its own brewery. East London Mild, Sweet William,
William the Conqueror and Ginger Beer. 22 ANNIE McNAMARA'S Irish music for which there is a charge and only
open Wed-Sun evenings Bass and Hancocks HB. & O'NEILL'S Irish theme
pub open all hours: 762 High Street (B1/above pub 20). Bass
Charrington. Formerly the Green Man and Cube. Omitted fron the last two
East London guides as it was operating purely as a music venue. Went keg since
this update? 39.3 BELL: Three real ales from: Fullers London Pride, Greene King Abbot
Ale, Greene King IPA, Adnams Bitter and possibly others from time to time. 38 Britannia: Renamed THIRST & LAST then back to Britannia. Whitbread
Ale House. Closed 2006. 33 British Queen: Now S&N owned. No real ale on visit by Captain
Pubwatch (www.captainpubwatch.co.uk) of the Waltham Forest Independant during
February 2001 35 BIRKBECK TAVERN: Free house. Three beers plus the house beer (Courage
Best?). 40 COLGRAVE ARMS: Fuller:
London Pride; Greene King: Old Speckled Hen. Now
Enterprise, ex-Unique, ex-Bass. Reinstatement of real ale. 33 CLUTTERBUCKS: 34 High Street . Map B1 opposite pub 12. Omitted
from guide as it became a wine bar (Churchills ex Woodbine) without real ale.
Allied owned. Renamed D LAFFERTYS & SONS. No music, food, open all hours.
Renamed Bar Room Bar and keg. 38 COWLEY ARMS: Renamed Fase II. Renamed Erosion - a wine bar, restaurant
and nite club. Renamed (2003) Erosion - a wine bar, restaurant and nite club.
Renamed in 2005 to LOADED DOG Currently serving Adnams and IPA. Late licence
music venue. Old interior torn out and is now one bar pub/bar affair. 39 Crown: Still keg IN 2006. No longer East London Pub Co run. Crown:
Renamed Sheepwalk. 24 Cuckfield: Now keg. 33 Dirty Nellies: Renamed Bugsys, Broadway then Old Shelaghs, Greens. Now a
restaurant (Kingsway Old Timers). 37 EAGLE: Renamed TOBY CARVERY (SNARESBROOK) The Eagle. Spitfire and London
Pride. Pub is a Toby Carvery but about half is an area for non diners. Travel
Lodge attached. 1 GEORGE HOTEL : Became a Wetherspoon free house in April 92 dropping the
'Hotel' from its name. See Hamilton Hall EC2 for range of beers. Three bars.
Photo's of old Wanstead and famous Georges (ie Best, Bush and my favourite
Gabby Hayes) around the walls. Open all permitted hours and meals all day
including Sunday. 41 Halfway House: Reopened as CROPPY ACRE a free house. Pub closed and
interior gutted. Waltham Forest Borough Council are currently examining a
Change of Use application for conversion from public house to residential
useage. Now converted to cash &
carry shop. 31 Heathcote Arms: Handpumps unused. 9 Kirkdales: Now keg. 19 The Lincoln : Now S&N owned. Renamed Big Hand Mo's (Good Time
Emporium). Keg. 33 LORD ROOKWOOD: Now a Labatts 'Free House'. Deuchars IPA replaces Bakspear
Bitter. 36 NIGHTINGALE: Now owned by Unique. A wide selection of ales:Spitfire,
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Bombardier, Guest Ale, Youngs, Courage Best, Pride
etc. Very good pub food. 40 Northcote: Now keg. Renamed Northcote Arms. 33 Red Lion: Now keg. Renamed Zulu's. 40 Thatched House: Converted to Spanish restaurant and tapas bar named
Corazon Latino and keg. Closed and gutted then reopened as a pub renamed All
Seasons, still keg. No longer a pub, now West African bottled
beers only. 22 WALNUT TREE: 857-861 High Road . (A1). Wetherspoons free house.
Opened April 96 in former gym. 33 Woodhouse Tavern: Keg. 5 Avenue Hotel: No longer a pub. 37 BLAKESLEY now refubished into a one bar pub, Serves 6X and Bass. 34 Burnell Arms: Closed. May be turned into flats. 36 Earl of Essex : Now keg. 38 GOLDEN FLEECE: Was S&N owned. Range: Changed hands to Spirit Group
and serving selection of beers. Recently has served Young's range, Adnams Best
and Broadside, Pride, Directors, IPA, Thwaites Bomber and Thoroughbred, also
Brakespeares. Changing beers around regularly. Displayed hours are Mon Thurs
11am-midnight Fri Sat 11am-1am Sun noon midnight. 31 Star: Converted to residential use. 39 Three Rabbits: Was a Labatts 'Free House': Part renamed Pharoahs Bar
after being LJ's part called Backstage a food and cabreret bar. Seems to have
been acquired by Toynbee Housing. Now a chemists. 32 William the Conqueror now refubished into a one bar pub
with no real ale. 24 Abbey Arms: No real ale no handpump. 12 ARMY & NAVY: Sells Tetley and Flowers. 22 BLACK LION: Still retains a guest beer. 39 Castle: Still keg beers only. 28 Charlies: 247 Barking Road. New keg free house bar. 32 DUKE OF CUMBERLAND : Now Ridleys and keg. 37 Earl Derby: No handpumps, no real ale. 39 Duke of Edinburgh : Handpumps removed. 32 Earl of Beaconsfield : Closed and boarded up. 9 Green Gate: Keg again. 37 Greyhound & Hare: No real ale - no handpump. 32 Libra Arms: Greene King IPA reported. 23 Lord Raglan, Closed Dec 97. Being demolished Nov 99. 29 Lord Stanley: Now a free house, only opens on Saturday and serves no real
ale. . 30 Manhattens: Renamed Wine Bar. Was Pinkies. 37 Prince Albert : Correct address is 135 High Street . Is wrongly placed on
the map, place it between Stirling and Dundee Roads. No real ale. 38 Prince of Wales: Demolished. 38 Queens : Real ale free zone. To let sign Fleurets 2005. 24 Raffles: Renamed Memory Lane and was a free house. Converted to flats
July 1998. 22 Queens Head: Keg. 32 Village at Plaistow: Closed Nov 96. Now demolished. The un-named station is Mudchute. New DLR stations (map ref
in brackets): Blackwall (B1) c/o Naval Row and 10.0pt;Blackway Way . East India
(B1) Near end of font-family: East India Dock Wall Road . 40 All Bar One: 42 McKenzie Walk, South Colonnade. Bass
Charrington. M&B, H removed.. 32 African Tavern: Now a free house renamed African Queen (Bogarts). Closed
and boarded up and to be converted to residential use. 30 Bar 38: Unit C, Port East Building , West India Quay. New S&N
keg bar. Opened July 2000. 38 Anchor & Hope: Closed 2005. 41 BARLEY MOW: Renamed NARROW STREET (PUB & DINING ROOM). Spirit Group ex Punch. Spirit pub acquired by Gordon Ramsay, celebrity chef in 2006, the
first in a planned chain of gastropubs. No obvious changes
yet. Still has Fuller’s London Pride. Renamed NARROW (THE) by new owner Gordon
Ramsay, +Caledonian: Deuchars IPA.
29 BLACKSMITH ARMS: Renamed ROGUE TRADER. Range Courage Best and Greene King
IPA. 38 British Oak: Demolished c2003. 41 Brunswick Arms: Closed and
boarded up. 42 BOOTYS: London Pride; Greene King: IPA. 41 Builders Arms: ex-Courage, now demolished c.
November 2006. 39 CALLAGHANS: Now Free, ex-Watney. 33 Cartys: Demolished for flats. 5 CAT AND CANARY: Fishermans Walk (back of 10 Cabot Square ). (B2)
New Fuller's pub selling their three beers. Open 11-9 Mon-Fri and 12-3
weekends. Closed weekend evenings. Another new Dockland pub not serving the
Island community. 15 Chimes: Ascot Estates owned. 39.3 CITY PRIDE: Formerly the City Arms. Tetley’s Bitter only. 21 DAVY'S: 31/35 Fishermans Walk (B2). Free house. COURAGE
BEST and DIRECTORS. 40 Dockmasters House: West India Dock Gate. Reported keg. 22 Dorset Arms: Closed. 40 Drummonds: Renamed DRUMMONDS ON THE QUAY and then Heron. Closed 2006. 38 Earl of Ellesmere: Now owned by Maple Leaf Inns. Demolished c2003. 32 Enterprise : Demolished and replaced by flats. 38 Festival Inn: No real ale no handpump 2005. 24 FINE LINE: Fishermans Walk, 10 Cabot Square . Fullers. Pride. Open
11-11 Mon-Fri only. 28 FIVE BELLS & BLADEBONE: Renamed 5B URBAN BAR. London Pride and a
guest beer reported. 40 Freemasons Arms: Demolished 2006. 27 Galloway Arms: Closed (June 97). Converted to a café. 37 Greenwich Pensionor: Now a gastro pub? No real ale - no handpump. 39 GEORGE IV: Now subtitled ‘Regency Hotel’, offering B&B. 39 GRAPES. Now Spirit, ex-Taylor Walker. 37 Guildford Arms: Was a Labatts 'Free House'. Demolished see
http://www.dead-pubs-society.org.uk/index.php/The_Guildford_Arms. 37 Gun: Closed and boarded after a fire. Reopened as a gastropub. Range:
Youngs, Adnams and a third pump with clip turned back. Run by same management
as the Well EC1 and White Swan EC4. Punch Taverns. 33 HARRY'S BAR: 21 Pepper Street , Crossharbour: Renamed PUZZLE E14.
Accquired by Puzzle Pub Co from the Old Monk Pub Co. Bar has been around for 10
years. Open all permitted hours. Open Mon-Fri 12-11 only. 41 HENRY ADDINGTON: 22/28 McKenzie Walk, Canary Wharf . (B2 just left
of Canary Wharf Station) Bass Charrington.. Fuller:
London Pride; +Taylor: Landlord; +Guest beer (eg
Adnams, Hop Back).
PRIDE. New pub south of Canary Wharf Tower near Cubitt Steps. Open
weekends. 40 HOPE & ANCHOR: Renamed back to the Hope & Anchor, it was never
named Anchor & Raj but was named Hope & Raj. Now JACK
BEARDS AT THE HOPE & ANCHOR. Courage: Best
Bitter. 40 House They Left Behind: Renamed X UNDERS, a bar/restaurant,
ex-Inntrepreneur, ex-Watney, closed, future uncertain. 33 Kingsbridge Arms: Became a free house. Demolished 2004. 40 LEDGER BUILDING : 4 Hertsmere Road, West India Quay. New
Wetherspoon in former docks administration building dating from 1800 and
converted late June 2000. Now branded as a ‘Lloyds
No 1 bar’ by Wetherspoon, Shepherd
Neame: Spitfire; Courage: Best Bitter; Fuller: London
Pride; Greene King: IPA; Marston: Pedigree; retains
four guests and Addlestone cider on handpump. TV
screens installed but thankfully no ‘music’ on visit IN 2006. 29 Lord Stanley: Ascot Estates owned. Re-opened keg then closed again. 38 Lovat Arms: Demolished c2004. Flats are being built on the site. 15 Manor Arms: Ascot Estates owned. 21 NORTH POLE: Range July 96: L. Pride and Theakstons Lightfoot. 15 OLD SHIP: Now Magic owned (Selling Websters Green Label cheap?). Not
Greene King owned. 39 OPORTO TAVERN: Range now guests (e.g. Bass, Brains, Brakspear); Greene
King: IPA. 40 PHOENIX : GK IPA only. 31 Princess of Wales : Demolished and replaced by flats. 38 Queen: Was owned by Maple Leaf Inns? Renamed Queen of the Isle and a free
house. Demolished c2004. 36 Railway Tavern: Run by Inn Business. Sells Tetley Bitter. 37 RESOLUTE TAVERN: Dropped the tavern. Tetley and Pedigree. 28 Richard Cobden: Demolished. 38 Robert Burns: A community centre c2004 27 Rose & Crown: Converted to residential use. 38 Royal Navy: Closed 1999. Converted to flats c2003. 25 Sabbarton Arms: Renamed Gambols. Converting to flats. 32 St Leonards Arms: Converted to flats. 37 Ship: No real ale - no handpump. 38 Sir Charles Napier- Ex Belhaven owned but not Ascot Estates owned. Closed
(June 97). Demolished c2003 37 Sir John Franklin: closed and boarded. 40 Slug & Lettuce: Mackenzie Walk. 30 South Colonnade. Opened Feb 98.Open 11-11 Mon-Fri and 11-3 Sat only. Laurel, ex-SFI, H removed. 22 SPINNAKER: reopened August 97 30 Star of the East: Still keg 38 STEAMSHIP: Free house owned(?) by ABA Taverns. Confirmed as still selling
real ale in Jun 05, London Pride. 38 Telegraph: Closed Dec 95. Demolished c2001 22 TOLLESBURY BARGE: Moored at north end of Millwall Inner Dock of
Marsh Wall. Not sure what is going on here but it is reported that the
Barge sunk on 19th September 2005 19 Tradewinds: 1 Beaufort Court , Admirals Way . New keg pub. 30 VIA FOSSA: Unit C, Port East Building , West India Quay. New free
house opened in 1999. Directors. Open all permitted hours. 14 Vulcan: Now a supermarket. 33 WATERFRONT:187 South Quay Plaza, Marsh Wall. Reopened as a Free House.
Tetley and Youngs Special. 32 WATERMANS ARMS: Range Sept 2002: London Pride + Bomdardier but beers may
vary due to change of management. 33 White Horse: Was closed and boarded up but has reopened keg. Demolished. 33 White Swan: Yabsley Street . Facing demolition according to the East
London Advertiser. 40 White Swan : Now trades as BJ’S WHITE
SWAN. Restricted opening hours. 38 White Swan: Blackwall Way : Blackwall Way: Demolished c2003. 14 Adam & Eve: Demolished May 1994 for extension to
Jubilee Line. 32 Albert House: Renamed Queen Vic. Now a free house. Closed. 34 Angel: Closed and boarded up. 38 Amelia - Renamed Taffy Bradys-Wee Jack. Reopened and renamed Cleo's.
Handpumps removed. Closed? 35 BACCHUSS BIN: Sells only Abbot. Renamed THAILANDER. 40 Bakers Arms: Closed. 34 Bay Tree: Keg. 40 BRITANNIA: Greene King: IPA
Reinstatement of real ale. 39 Builders Arms: Now keg. 12 Burford Arms: Demolished Jan 1994. 14 Canteen: Became a youth club June 94. 36 Carpenters Arms: Closed. Reopened keg. 34 Charleston : Demolished. 34 Cart and Horses: No real ale no handpump. 32 Chatsworth Arms: Converted to residential use. 34 Chevy Chase : Owned by Sycamore Taverns. Now run by Inn Business. No real
ale no handpump. 32 Chobham Arms: Brewery signs (bar one) have been removed as has the pub
sign. Converted to residential use. 22 Drew Drop: Owned by Marr Taverns. 30 Essex Arms: Handpumps removed. 39 Falmouth Arms: Pub remains closed. Construction work currently underway –
presumably for conversion to residential use. 18 Flappers: Renamed The Wax. Demolished Sept 95. 33 FOX @ STRATFORD:108-110 The Grove. London & City Taverns.
Adnams Bitter. London Pride, Taylors Landlord, Bombardier and varying guest
beers gravity served. Opened in September 2002 in former commercial premises.
Open all hours. Restaurant area. 32 Golden Eagle: 4 Leytonstone Road. Never appeared in the beer guide.
Closed and gutted. 8 GOLDENGROVE: New Wetherspoon Free house on corner of Great
Eastern Road and 146-148 The Grove. (map Al/below pub 14) See Hamilton Hall EC2
for beer range and facilities. 30 GOOSE ON BROADWAY: 78/102 The Broadway. New pub opened in March
2001. Sells three beers at under £1.50. 22 Green Gate: Closed as the Gate and re-opened as the Green Gate. Was for
sale (May 97). Closed Sept 97. Retail premises, no longer a pub. 33 Green Man: Demolished and replaced by a Holiday Inn Express hotel. 34 Greyhound: No real ale no handpump.. 36 KING EDWARD VII - Back upstairs bar now restaurant only
(www.kingeddy.co.uk). Usual beers available. Pride, Bomb, Spitfire. Deuchars
IPA according to advert in Oct/Nov London Drinker. 39 King Harold: Now keg. 37 Kings Head: Re-opened without real ale or handpump. 32 Lemon Tree: Platforms 6&8 Stratford Mailine Station. No real
ale in this freehouse/cafe-bar. 34 Lock Stock n Barrel: (ex Belhaven ex Ascot Leisure?) has been renamed the
Drum. Renamed Trowel & Telegraph. No real ale no handpump. 38 Lord Henneker: Now a free house. Renamed Coronet (Bar & Restaurant ,
keg. June 97). Closed. Demolished c2004? 40 MANBY ARMS: Delete Charrington IPA add Fullers London Pride. Now Enterprise, ex-Bass. 32 MULLIGANS: Now MOONEYS, John Smiths only. Renamed back to the Black Bull.
Now keg. 33 PIDGEONS: Refurbished Sept 97. Keg. 34 Princess of Wales : Handpump but no real ale. Beware misleading pump clip
for keg Ansells Bitter. 34 Queens Head: Handpump but no real ale. 3 RAILWAY TAVERN: Angel Lane . Green King IPA. 34 Railway Tavern: Plaistow Road . Handpump but no real ale. 34 Royal Oak : No real ale no handpump. 33 Sparrows: Now a retail outlet. 41 Spread Eagle: ex-Bass, closed and boarded up. 32 STEAMSHIP: Converted to a shop. 40 Swan: W&D, ex-Wizard. Ground floor now
converted to shop and betting shop and upper floor to
flats. The loss of a large landmark pub built as a hotel in
1925. 25 Theatre Royal: Handpumps removed. 40 TOBY TAVERN: Now keg. Renamed the Park Tavern Hotel. Whether this means a change
of use as well is not clear. 18 Two Brewers: Now Wiltshire Brewery owned, closed. 30 Two Puddings: Renamed Latin 1/4 and keg. 38 Village Wine Bar: Now closed. Demolished c2003 41 Wheelers: Reopened after some
building work. H remains unused. 39 Windmill: Keg again in 2005. 22 Woodman: Renamed Dorothy's at the Woodmans. 33 Yates's Wine Lodge: 12/14 The Broadway. Opened in November 1999 in
former shop premises. Open all permitted hours. Keg. 30 Yorkshire Grey: Renamed the Old Log Cabin and now a free house, keg (July
97). Closed and for sale. Pubs 33 & 34 should swap places on the map. New DLR
Stations (map ref in brackets): * Canning Town (but not until 1997) (A2) near
pub 42. -Royal Victoria (B2) near pub 5. *Custom House (B2) near pubs 2 & 3.
*Prince Regent Lane (B2) near pub 26. Connaught (B1) near pub 9. **Royal Albert
(B1) c/o 10.0pt;Stansfield Road . ** Beckton Park (B1). **Cyprus (RI) c/o East
Ham Manor way. Gallions Reach (B1) right of pub 8 in E6. Beckton (Al) below
Winsor Terrace, right of pub 15 in E6. *= all stations are in Victoria Dock
Road . **= all pubs are in Royal Albert Dock Spine Road . 29 Anchor: Closed. 29 Artful Dodger: Demolished. 31 Barge: Converted to housing accommodation. 29 British Flag: Closed and boarded up. 34 California : Handpumps but no real ale and a stripper at 32 Chandelier: Demolished. 26 Churchills: Renamed Jimmy Dean's. Closed and boarded up. 38 Connaught Tavern: Reopened and renamed FOX @ CONNAUGHT. Courage: Best
Bitter. A survivor from the Docklands era, it was reopened in 2003 by the small
Fox pub chain as a Free House after 17 years of closure, but not previously
reported. A tall, imposing red brick building, it now stands in glorious
isolation, surrounded by new roads and adjacent to new hotels serving City
Airport and the Excel exhibition centre. Spacious interior carpeted throughout
except around the bar with dark wood panelling and cream décor. Bar food and
separate restaurant area behind glass partition to side. Large outdoor patio
and grassed area with benches and a small children’s play area. Car park.
Disabled WC. Open all regular hours. 28 Dartmouth Arms: Keg. 41 Durham Arms: Greene King:
IPA. Reinstatement of real ale. 40 Essex Arms: Is now Peacock. No real ale no handpump. Pub is connected
with Peacock gym over the road. Ex Pheonix now possibly free. Demolished 2006. 37 FIGUREHEAD: Custom House Hotel, Custom House Square , 272-282
Victoria Dock Road . New free house opened in May 2001 opposite Custom House
DLR Station. Geronimo Inns? Sells only London Pride. On the site of the Railway
Tavern. Renamed VICTORIA (PUB & KITCHEN). Now completely separated from
hotel. Address is 265 Victoria Dock Rd. Still sells Courage Best and Directors 38 Flying Scud: Converted to flats 1995. 33 FOX @ EXCEL: Warehouse 'K', Mace Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock.
Free House. London Pride, Greene King IPA, Bombardier. Open 11-11 Mon-Wed,
11-1am Thu, 11-2am Fri/Sat, 12-10.30 Sun. Food. 38 Graving Dock Tavern: Closed and boarded up. Also a neighbouring cafe is
closed and boarded up (Georges Diner). The train captain was talking to someone
and said that an aquarium, to be run by london Zoo, was going to built in the
area. 40 Ground Rent Tavern: Renamed Une Deux Trois and now a bar and hotel. Demolished. 28 Hallsville Tavern: Keg. Also subtitled the White House. 41.2 Henley Arms: ex-Bass, no real ale.
38 Jubilee Tavern: Demolished. 33 Marquis of Salisbury . Now Wiltshire Brewery owned. Free house. Upper
floors converted to flats. Bar remains closed. 32 New Gog: Closed. 40 Nottingham Arms: Closed. Being demolished. 26 Ordnance Arms: Ex Magic Pub Co was owned by Greene King. Renamed Orange
Kipper then back to Ordnance Arms. A free house. No real ale no handpump. 40 Peacock: Closed and derelect. Being demolished 2006. 40 Prince of Wales: Closed and boarded up. Demolished. 31 Railway Hotel: Now keg. 34 Ram: Reopened after being closed. Keg but real ale promised. Now closed.
Now a nite (sic) club. 40 Pauls Head: Closed and
lease for sale. 40 Pitts Head: Closed and boarded up. 32 Rose of Denmark : Closed Nov 93. Almost demolished. 33 Roundhouse: Converted to flats. 34 Royal Albert: No longer a pub (residential). 37 Royal Oak: Barking Rd : Is being rebuilt It appears it will be a pub/bar
on the ground floor with flats above. 40 ROYAL OAK: Woodman St: Youngs Special. 33 Royal Pavilion: Demolished. 31 Royal Standard: Now the Royal Standard Hotel but sill keg. 32 Shakespeare's Head: Renamed New Shakespeare's Head. Converted to
residential use. 5 Spanish Steps: Demolished. 37 Streeties: No real ale no handpump. Update as it never had real ale. 22 Tidal Basin Tavern: Closed. 38 Three Crowns: Now (2005) flats. 30 Windsor Castle : Demolished. 41 Artful: Was closed but before that it was renamed Central
Station? Renamed EAST
(THE), closed after fire 35 BELL : Range now: Courage Best and John Smiths. Was S&N owned. Now
Enterprise Inns. 22 Bentleys: Renamed Boogies, Hannovers and now reverted to Bentleys. 30 CASTLE: Was keg but now sells Bass. 40 Chestnut Tree: Renamed Waltham Oak,
still no real ale – H unused. 41 Coach & Horses: Now S&N owned. Closed and boarded up. Reopened
under new management. No real ale. 33 Cock: Keg. Punch Owned. 34 COLLEGE ARMS: Now owned by Devenish. Now sells only Courage Best? 35 Dog & Duck is on map ref B1 not A2. Now S&N owned. Still Keg. 24 Duke of Cambridge : Bought by Ridleys. Still keg. 40 Dukes Head: Handpump unused. 41 Essex Brewery Tap: Renamed THE TAP then Fear Jazz and Night Club then Fat
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