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​​​East London Pubs - From Dead Pubs to Conversion

Derelict East London Pubs - From Dead Pubs to Conversion

This section is now divided up into 4 pages. This page covers closed down and derelict pubs that have since been converted for alternative uses. This is by no means a comprehensive guide to closed down East London pubs - just a personal collection from the eary 2000s to present.

Other pics of derelict East London pubs can be found on this website at:

Derelict East London Pubs as at 2016/7

East London Pubs from Dereliction to Demolition

Derelict East London Pubs Back From the Brink
The Old House at Home in Shadwell. Another result in the decline of the local drinking culture
Old House at Home (Paul Talling) c2007

SHADWELL E1 - THE OLD HOUSE AT HOME


Another result of the decline of the local drinking culture - The Old House at Home on Watney Street closed in 2006. These pics were taken soon after closure

This review of the pub in the early 2000s said : "Pubs like this in the East End will be gone in 20 years time. All the old locals will have died or moved away and most young people around here do not drink for religious reasons. This one could survive if it is tastefully redecorated and they introduce some more interesting beers."  Unfortunately, the pub did not survive and is it is now a supermarket.
Old House at Home on Watney Street Shadwell pub sign
Old House at Home (Paul Talling)
Old House at Home pub on Watney St is now a supermarket
Old House at Home (Diane Ridley)

Three Crowns closed pub in  North Woolwich E16
Three Crowns North Woolwich (Paul Talling) c2005

NORTH WOOLWICH E16 - THREE CROWNS 

   
There is really little to see in N Woolwich. It is actually quite eerie. The Three Crowns pub situated at 1 Pier Street closed in the 1990s and has now been crudely converted into flats....

Colin Price writes: "I remember drinking here at an East London Camra social on a Tuesday night in the early 80's. Just before closing time my mate Tony and I realised that although the Three Crowns shut at 10.30pm the pubs in Woolwich would still be open to 11. so we left the pub walked down the steps to the tunnel under the river, through the tunnel and up the steps on the south side and into the Rose and Crown for a couple more pints followed by a more leisurely walk back"

Peter Barrett writes: "Many years ago, I have lived in Australia for 35 years, I lived on the south side of the river in Woolwich.There were regular fights in the Three Crowns, and the Police station was right opposite, saw a couple of blokes arrested there one night and then almost the whole pub, rush over to the Police station and set the blokes free."


The Prince of Wales in Teale St Haggerston E2 is now Toucan day Nursery
Prince of Wales in Haggerston 2004

HAGGERSTON E2 - THE PRINCE OF WALES 


​The Prince of Wales pub on Teale St was rebuilt after World War Two as part of a new block of flats. It then closed and has been converted for use by the Toucan Day Nursery.

Apparently there is "bad luck" associated with this pub! I'm sure that someone will write in and enlighten us all on what atrocities occurred here?

Dave Eason writes :"As a lad 1972 ish I drank here every Friday as a starter and it was deffo ground floor. Don’t know about the bad luck stories but it was a great boozer with DJ and early Stevie Wonder stuff played often."

​POPLAR E14 - ROSE AND CROWN 

Rose and Crown once owned by Queenie Watts in Pennyfields, Poplar E14 is now a Chinese RestaurantRose & Crown in Poplar 2004
​​The Victorian pub was was rebuilt in its present form in the 1950s in this area of Pennyfields, an area where many novelists set as London's Chinatown though in reality there were seamen from all over the world living in this area. The Rose & Crown on Pennyfields closed in 2000, extended and converted to flats a few years and  a piece of the original pub sign was still visible on the side of the building but that has now disappeared and the building has since undergone conversion again - ironically into a Chinese restaurant.

The Survey of London: Volumes 43 and 44 - Originally published by London County Council, 1994 states: "There was some bomb damage to properties in Pennyfields during the Second World War. But by that date much of the street had already fallen into decay and many houses were in a very poor condition. During the 1950s and 1960s both sides of the street were compulsorily purchased by the LCC, with the exception of the Rose and Crown public house on the north side, which was rebuilt in the 1950s and still stands. All the other properties were demolished during the 1960s, to allow the building of the Birchfield Estate."

The pub used to be owned by Queenie Watts in the 1970s, jazz singer and actress who sometimes sang with an 8 piece backing band to pull in the punters.She and her husband, Slim Watts also ran the Iron Bridge Tavern, East India Dock Road (now demolished) where the Aberfeldy Village development now stands.

Queenie Watts  appeared on many television programmes through the 1960s and 1970s, including Romany Jones Yus, My Dear, Dad's Army, Dixon of Dock Green, Callan Beryl's Lot,Steptoe and Son,George and Mildred, the  film Holiday on the Buses and in Alfie, singing "Goodbye, Dolly Gray" in a memorable, riotous bar-room brawl sequence.


Derelict Log Cabin (aka The Yorkshire Grey) coaching inn in Stratford E15 now Westbridge Hotel
The Log Cabin in Stratford 2003

​STRATFORD E15 - LOG CABIN (previously The Yorkshire Grey)


This Stratford High Street pub dated back to 1740 & was one of the very few remaining coaching inns on the route through East London to East Anglia.It was renamed The Log Cabin in around 2000 and closed in around 2005, shortly after receiving a Grade II-listing.The pub has now been converted into the Westbridge Hotel.

I found this written about the Log Cabin on www.charlottecooper.net "The interior looked like someone's carpentry project. Hundreds of pieces of plywood scraps were nailed to the walls. The chairs and tables looked as though they had been roughly hewn out of wood. Everything was wonky, clunky, heavy. On one of the tables there was a giant egg-shaped stone, like a weird centrepiece. We would sit and drink and fondle the dinosaur egg absentmindedly. The place was rarely busy, the punters were grumps. The building has just been sold for £1.4 million. It's going to be knocked down, maybe the new owners will build some more luxury flats on the site, or another hotel." 

​SHADWELL E1 - CROWN AND DOLPHIN 

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The Crown & Dolphin was built in 1850, replacing a much earlier pub known simply as The Dolphin. The property now converted into flats was previously featured in House & Garden magazine and described as 'a wonderful world of meticulous perfection, a bygone era made relevant for twenty-first Century living.'

The Ratcliffe Highway murders in 1811 were one of London's most infamous murder cases.. John Williams was caught for his crimes, tried and found guilty of this mass murder. Whilst in custody awaiting execution he hung himself in his cell. His body was placed on a cart and paraded around the locations of his murders, as was the custom of the time (usually before execution). The body was then taken to a 6ft. deep grave that had been dug outside The Crown and Dolphin. His body was put in the grave with a stake hammered through his heart and covered with earth. It was the custom with suicides not to bury them in consecrated ground, but at a crossroads, so the soul had no direction to travel and to have a stake hammered through the heart. His skull was kept as a souvenir on the bar.

Crown & Dolphin pub in Shadwell, E1 another East London pub converted into flats
Crown & Dolphin in Shadwell 2006

The Britannia pub (pub of the Watney Streeters) in Morris Street, Shadwell is now Perfect Fried Chicken
The Britannia in Shadwell

​SHADWELL E1 - THE BRITANNIA 


The Britannia in Morris Street closed in 2005 is now a Fried Chicken takeaway

In 1956 the local Watney Streeters - most of them dockers, descendants of an earlier Watney Street gang who defended their patch against rivals from Bethnal Green - were involved in brawls with the Kray twins and their associates. 'Their' pub was the Britannia, at 44 Morris Street (run by Watney's Brewery, by coincidence), a few yards behind Watney Street: here Ronnie Kray bayonet-stabbed Terry Martin, a member of the gang, while the rest escaped through the back door. In retaliation they beat up Billy Jones, who ran a West End club, which in turn led to one of their leaders, Charlie, being 'worked over' by Bobby Ramsey at The Artichoke in Stepney Way (From sgite.org.uk).Ronnie Kray was convicted and served three years in jail for GBH and firearms possession after this incident.
The Britannia in Cable St, Shadwell, E1 is now Cable Street Inn bed and breakfastThe Britannia in Shadwell



​​SHADWELL E1 - THE BRITANNIA 


​​The other Shadwell Britannia (aka Old Britannia) was on Cable Street and was built in 1790. It is now the Cable Street Inn described by their own website as "a boutique bed and breakfast."

Rob Syers writes: "I was a bus driver in the mid to late 90's on the route 100. This route stopped outside the Britannia and then it was looking a little careworn. I remember seeing signs for boxing exhibitions but I don't know if these ever took place."

The Conqueror in Austin St, E1 now closed down was known for its lock ins
The Conqueror in Shoreditch 2007

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​SHOREDITCH E1 -THE CONQUEROR


​Just before The Conqueror on Austin Street finally got closed in 2006 it was well known for having lock-ins every night. Eventually this was so well known that it was usually busier at 1am than it was earlier in the evening and, as it's on a totally residential street, their license went. Was squatted for several years after that and now appears to have been converted into offices and flats.

Prince of Wales on Grove Rd Mile End E3 where the landlord was convicted for shooying a customer is now the Greedy Cow burger restaurant
​The Prince of Wales in Mile End (2007)

MILE END E3 - PRINCE OF WALES 


​The Prince of Wales on Grove Road was previously called the Prince of Prussia until the outbreak of WW1. There was a murder there in 2002 when the landlord was convicted for shooting a customer in the head. The pub eventually closed in 2005. It is now the Greedy Cow burger restaurant.

Lisa writes: "we all used to go in on a Friday and Saturday night in 98/99 before we went to Benjys across the road, a place where no matter what you can always be guaranteed to bump into people you knew or lived near you, what times they were and fun the best years from what I can remember, after that everyone moved away".

Railway Tavern on Dalston Lane E8 opposite Dalston Junction station
Railway Tavern in Dalston (2008)

DALSTON E8 - RAILWAY TAVERN 


The Railway Tavern on Dalston Lane closed as a pub many many years ago and was a bookies for a few decades until recently. Dalston Junction Station opposite closed in 1981 (a newer Overground Station now stands on the site). The station was used in the 1959 film "Look Back in Anger" starring Richard Burton. A launch party for the film was held in the station buffet. Perhaps they nipped over the road to here for a swift half......

Gail writes: "It looks like this may soon be a working pub again!! The bookies has moved out and it was boarded up for a while. We feared the worst but the hipster restorers appear to have moved in. It might be worth a visit to see what they have done by revealing the old signage under the plastic fascia sings for the bookies. I'm keeping an eye on it. The upside of the gentrification of Dalston means there's money flowing in and a hipster fashion of keeping old buildings".
The Eagle & Child pub, Woodgrange Rd, Forest Gate E7 is now Raymond Chadburn flats
Eagle & Child in Forest Gate (circa 2006)


​FOREST GATE E7 - THE EAGLE AND CHILD 


The Eagle & Child situated on Woodgrange Road originally opened in 1744 close to the original 'gate' to Epping Forest. The existing building was built in 1896.Shortened to 'The Eagle' during 1990s. Closed in 2004 and converted to Raymond Chadburn flats, with a pharmacy on the ground floor. 

Niki Warner writes: "I held the licence on the Eagle and Child, Forest Gate in 1999 to 2000. My father in law was murdered there, 27th January 2000."
Clapton Park Tavern, Chatsworth Road pub was originally called the George IV. Known locally as “The Black House” because hearses used to stop there on their way back from a funeral.
Clapton Park Tavern in Clapton (2012)

CLAPTON E5 - CLAPTON PARK TAVERN


This Chatsworth Road pub was originally opened in 1872 and called the George IV before being renamed the Clapton Park Tavern. Known locally as “The Black House” because hearses used to stop there on their way back from a funeral.

It closed in 2001 and became a Chinese Restaurant and now its the Venerdi Italian restaurant.
Narrow St pub built in 1857 was originally called The Black Horse later becoming the House they Left Behind from the 1960s as the surrounding buildings in the row were destroyed during the blitz
House they Left Behind in Limehouse (2016)


​LIMEHOUSE E14 - THE HOUSE THEY LEFT BEHIND


This Narrow St pub built in 1857 was originally called The Black Horse later becoming the House they Left Behind from the 1960s as the surrounding buildings in the row were destroyed during the Blitz except this one. In its final years in the early 2000s it was a gastro eaterie is called 'The House' and is now residential
Mariners (aka Kings Arms) in Limehouse is now a Caribbean restaurant
Mariners (aka Kings Arms) in Limehouse (2014)


​LIMEHOUSE E14 - MARINERS


The Kings Arms on the Commercial Rd was re-named 'Mariners'in 2002 and closed in 2010. The building survives and the pub is now a Carribbean restaurant
Ivy House pub Hertford Road N1 now flats
Ivy House in De Beauvoir Town (2012)

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​DE BEAUVOIR TOWN N1 - OLD IVY HOUSE


This Hertford Road pub, in recent years had Jim the (allegedly) largest landlord in Hackney area closed in 2002 and is now in residential use. 
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 Red Lion, North Street, Barking.  in 1965 the pub hosted the Berkynge Folk Club and Paul Simon,The Gants Hill-Billies & Sandy Denny all played here.
Red Lion in Barking (2014)

BARKING IG11 - RED LION 


The site of the Red Lion, North Street, Barking, was home to a pub called the Blue Boar over 300 years ago, and then closed in 2008 after 150 years of trading under its current name.The pub frontage and insignia remain. Downstairs is used as an outreach centre for dependency issues including ironically Alcoholics Anonymous.

Leading up to its closure the Red Lion raised £2000 for a childrens hospice. Back in 1965 the pub hosted the Berkynge Folk Club and Paul Simon,The Gants Hill-Billies & Sandy Denny all played here.
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Rose and Crown,Mare Street renamed The Cambridge. The  pub hosted various jazz and alternative gigs over the years.
Rose & Crown (aka The Cambridge) in Cambridge Heath (2015)

​CAMBRIDGE HEATH E8 - ROSE AND CROWN

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The Rose and Crown on Mare Street was renamed The Cambridge in its final couple of years. The pub hosted various jazz and alternative gigs over the years.  After closure the pub became a squat and now appears to be converted to residential.

David writes to Derelict London:  "Just stumbled into your site and sent me on a trip down memory lane. I was the Publican that painted the Rose and Crown (Cambridge)Mare Street Hackney in red. In 1992/3 after a period of being closed, Whitbread decided to reopen the pub which had fallen into disrepair after getting it back from Youngs Brewery. For one year it was run on a shoe string and due to the seating was nicknamed the sofas. They were considering closing it again when they spoke with me. I was at the time managing the Alma in Hoxton. In partnership with Whitbread I started to work on building the pub back up and we started bringing many bands through the place and we also gave the room upstairs during the day for bands to practice for free. We invested in some great sound equipment and initially things were starting to go well. We cleaned up the inside and renovated the horseshoe bar and started to do limited food. Repainted and gave the pub signage. We needed however financial investment also from Whitbread that had been promised at the start for a rear fire escape from the function room upstairs and improved bathroom facilities in order for a late night and legit music license. (it was a late night venue with very few houses around and the local industry had already at that time gone) I ran the pub until 2006 when after various warnings by the police I knew my next warning would see me lose my license as a publican. I contacted Whitbread, locked it up. It had an amazing garden which had been painted by some up and coming artists and a wooden sprung dance floor in the garden the shape of a grand piano. It would I believ e still be open if Whitbread had done their part."
Picture of closed public house The Ship in Cable Street East London.
The Ship in Shadwell (2016)


​SHADWELL E1- THE SHIP

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The Ship on Cable St closed in 2003, lay derelict for a few years before being converted to residential use known as The Ship Apartments with a one bed flat going for £360.00 per week (2016)
Kings Arms on Mile End Road changed its name to Soma & is now  Efes Turkish Restaurant
Kings Arms in Stepney (circa 2013)

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​STEPNEY E1 - KINGS ARMS

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The Kings Arms on Mile End Road changed its name to Soma around 2003. Soma which was a late night club style venue closed in 2007 and the building and is currently Efes Turkish Restaurant
Dolphin pub on Redchurch Street closed in 2002. It is now an upmarket shop called Labour & Wait
The Dolphin in Bethnal Green (circa 2012)

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​BETHNAL GREEN, E2 - THE DOLPHIN


The Dolphin on Redchurch Street closed in 2002. It is now an upmarket shop called Labour & Wait specialising in good quality products - everything from household goods to clothing and books
The Seven Stars on Bromley High Street was established as an inn next to a grand hunting lodge known as the Old Palace, built in 1606 by King James I
Seven Stars in Bromley-by-Bow

​​BROMLEY BY BOW E3 - SEVEN STARS


The Seven Stars on Bromley High Street was established as an inn next to a grand hunting lodge known as the Old Palace, built in 1606 by King James I. A timber-framed servants' building became the Seven Stars inn, which was demolished in 1895, two years after the demolition of the Palace. The Seven Stars was replaced by a Victorian pub of the same name. By 1983, the name had changed to the Pearly King and this pub featured on the cover of the first CAMRA Guide to the pubs of east London.  The pub closed in the late 1980s and has since been converted into flats
The Crown on Whiston Road in Hackney closed down and is now flats
The Crown in Haggerston (circa 2012)

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​HAGGERSTON E2- THE CROWN

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The Crown on Whiston Road closed in the late 1990s and has now been converted into flats.
The Caledonian Arms pub in Fairfield Road Bow shut down & is now luxury flats
The Caledonian Arms in Bow (2010)

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​BOW E3 -THE CALEDONIAN ARMS



The Caledonian Arms in Fairfield Road closed in 2000 and now converted into two luxury flats.
The Queen Elizabeth pub, Graham Rd, Dalston. Alleged model for Queen Vic on Eastenders. nother dead pub.
Queen Elizabeth in Dalston (2008)

DALSTON E8 - THE QUEEN ELIZABETH 


​Nearby Fassett Square was the original set for Albert Square in Eastenders. This pub the Queen Elizabeth on Graham Road was used as the model for the Queen Vic or at least if you believe the press releases by property agents who recently converted this ex pub (and briefly a church) into flats. The real model for the Queen Vic is the Queen's Head over in York Square in Limehouse.

The name “The Queen Elizabeth”  has been reinstated onto the side of the building since this photo was taken.
Distillers Arms in Hancock Road opposite Tesco is now Roka Russian nightclub
Distillers Arms in Bromley-by-Bow

​BROMLEY BY BOW E3 - DISTILLERS ARMS


The Distillers Arms in Hancock Road opposite the Tescos has been a nightclub for the last few decades. The last time that I checked it was a Russian nightclub called Roka.

The pub was for the workers of the nearby Three Mills Distillery - the Nicholson gin distiller   The distillery was used in the Great War for the development of acetone supplies by Chaim Weizmann under secret conditions for the British Government. Weizmann went on to become the first President of Israel in 1948. Distilling ended in 1973 and the old distillery is now a TV and film studio.
The Dagmar Arms derelict pub on Danesdale Road, Hackney now E & E Food & Wine
The Dagmar Arms in Hackney (2006)

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​HACKNEY E9 - THE DAGMAR ARMS


The Dagmar Arms on Danesdale Road closed in 2005. The Street was originally called Dagmar Street hence the name of the pub. The pub has been converted into a convenience store called E & E Food and Wine.
The boarded up Greyhound & Hare pub in Balaam Street, Plaistow now Kate's Cafe
The Greyhound & Hare (aka The Sportsman) in Plaistow (2003)

PLAISTOW E13 - GREYHOUND & HARE

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The Greyhound & Hare in Balaam Street was one of the oldest pubs in Plaistow dating back to the 1740s.It was renamed 'The Sportsman'in the 1970s before reverting back to the Greyhound & Hare.It closed in 2004 and became a restaurant. It is now Kate's Cafe.
The Trader previously Needle Gun) closed down and now City View Hotel.
The Trader in Bow (2011)


​BOW - THE TRADER (previously THE NEEDLE GUN) 

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This pub on Roman Road was established as the Needle Gun by 1872 in a building which dates from 1828 and in the 1990s it was renamed the Trader.It has now been converted into the City View Hotel.
The Greyhound, ex pub & Dungeons nightclub on  Lea Bridge Road once the local for Orient's old football stadium
The Greyhound in Leyton (2005)

LEYTON E10 - THE GREYHOUND ​

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The Greyhound on the Lea Bridge Road and closed in 1997.Around the time of closure the pub hosted a downstairs nightclub called The Dungeons (the sign can be seen on this photograph taken circa 2005)  This building appears to have been converted into residential use.

This was the once local for Orient's football stadium which used to be (a long time ago) situated around the corner but since located to Brisbane Rd in Leyton.
The Beehive in Roman rd dead pub now flats
The Beehive in Mile End

​MILE END E2 - THE BEEHIVE


The Beehive in Roman Road closed in 1997 & is now in residential use.
The Albion another ghost pub in Hackney
The Albion in Hackney (2015)

​HACKNEY E9 - THE ALBION

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Closed in 2015. Now residential
Rose of Denmark on Roman Road is now Flavas Pizza and Chicken takeaway.
Rose of Denmark in Bow


​BOW E3 - ROSE OF DENMARK ​


​The Rose of Denmark on Roman Road closed in 2005 and is now Flavas Pizza and Chicken takeaway.
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CANNING TOWN E16 - MARQUIS OF SALISBURY 


​The Marquis of Salisbury on Hermit Road was built c. 1881 and closed in the 1990s. The pub building remains and has been converted into flats.

Lisa Writes: "I have attached a photograph of my great gran, Kathleen, in there circa 1950s. She was of Irish parentage and my nan told me how the Landlord once asked my great gran why she wasn't going hop-picking and she said she couldn't afford it and so the landlord paid for her to go."
Marquis of Salisbury in Canning Town

CUSTOM HOUSE E16 - THE BRITISH FLAG 

Just across the railway tracks from the Tidal Basin Tavern, there used to be regular nights that the drinkers of one pub would go to the other and drink there. This was a reciprocal agreement. The pub building has now been restored and is being used for religious purposes.
The closed down British Flag pub in Custom House East London near Excel Centre
The British Flag in Custom House (2002)
faded pub sign for defunct East London British Flag pub
British Flag pub is now a church
The British Flag in Custom House (2016)

​POPLAR E14- AFRICAN QUEEN 


Originally named The South African Tavern then The African Tavern & from 1993 the African Queen (aka Bogarts). It closed in 2002 and this Grundy Street pub has now been converted to flats.
One internet source claims that Max Bygraves used to record songs in this pub. In 2014 local press reported that a man  dragged a woman to an area next to the ex-pub and raped her after she got off a night bus.
Originally named The South African Tavern then The African Tavern & from 1993 the African Queen (aka Bogarts)
African Queen in Poplar
ghost sign for African Queen defunct pub in Grundy St, Poplar

​ALDGATE E1 - THE ALDGATE EXCHANGE
​The Aldgate Exchange Pub on Whitechapel High St was a Wetherspoon style chain pub opened in 1997 and closed in 2013 and is now used as offices.

This was Thorley Taverns last remaining London pub  in the final move in a plan that would allow them to re-focus all energies onto operations in Thanet.
​The closed down  Aldgate Exchange Pub on Whitechapel High St
​The Aldgate Exchange Pub in Aldgate (2014)
Another closed down pub on the edge of the City of London
Aldgate Exchange Free House pub. Beers, lagers, real ales
Persons with dirty clothing or muddy boots will not be served

BARKING IG11 - THE BULL


​The Bull on North Street is believed to date back to the 14th century when it was a guest house attached to the abbey next to St Margaret's Church.The current building was rebuilt in 1925 and was closed in 2010 and is currently boarded up. Owners have been granted permission to convert the upstairs of the listed building into 7 flats,with the demolition of existing toilets and the stable block in the rear yard to make way for the erection of two two-bedroom houses.However, the downstairs has been retained for commercial usage and will be unaffected by the development, prompting the hope that the building could once again become a pub though dont hold your breath.....
​The Bull on North Street Barking is believed to date back to the 14th century
The Bull in Barking (2012)
Picture of derelict Bull pub in Barking Essex

​CANNING TOWN E16 - DARTMOUTH ARMS


The Victorian pub on Bidder Street was once in a residential area. It was rebuilt in 1939 and limped on until a few years ago in this now light industrial area before becoming an African nightclub and now called the Pier One Nightspot. Recent permission to extend the building adding flats has been granted although the nightclub will continue.
Dartmouth Arms in Bidder Street Canning Town is now an African nightclub
Dartmouth Arms in Canning Town (2016)
Dartmouth Arms in Canning Town now Pier One Nightspot
House of Toby tiling on defunct pub in Newham East London
Picture of Pier One entrance in Bidder St

​LIMEHOUSE E14 - KINGS HEAD


This traditional corner boozer on Three Colt Street (formerly Fore Street) has been closed for many years. By the 1930s it belonged to a banana merchants and these days its used as offices and residential use. The angel appeared after the demise of the pub. You can see the original pub on the cover of the Lost London book
Kings Head ex pub on Three Colt Street (formerly Fore Street)
Kings Head in Limehouse (2016)
Kings Head public house can be seen on the cover of the Lost London book by English Heritage
Picture of angel on side of ex pub on Three Colt Street in Limehouse

​BROMLEY E3 - OLD DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE

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The Old Duke Of Cambridge on Reeves Rd closed in 2013 and & has been acquired by a property developer. It is currently being used as residential though doesnt appeared to be converted into flats yet so appears quite untouched.Millie the elderly landlady up until closure was well known for serving up complimentary sausage rolls & snacks for the customers.
Old Duke Of Cambridge on Reeves Rd. Another lost pub in Tower Hamlets
Old Duke Of Cambridge in Bromley-by-Bow (2016)
Millie & Peter Welcome You to the Old Duke of Cambridge pub
Picture of Old Duke of Cambridge pub sign in Bromley

STEPNEY E1- ROYAL DUKE

The Royal Duke on the Commercial Road.  closed in 1995 and then used as a grocer's store/off license but closed in 2010 after the premises license was revoked in 2010 following a review triggered by the Police and supported by a large number of local residents. The review related to the licensing objective of ‘the prevention of crime and disorder’ following the seizure, by officers from HM Customs and Revenue, of 153 bottles of wine on which duty had not been paid; and the sale of alcohol to an under aged customer witnessed by Trading Standards Officers. 

Despite its derelict appearance the pub is being used for residential purposes.
derelict pub Royal Duke Commercial Rd later used as an off license
The Royal Duke in Stepney (2015)
Royal Duke Superstore & Off License closed after premises license revoked by police
Noise Notice outside ex pub on Commercial Rd, Stepney
closed down pub off Commercial Rd near limehouse

​MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE - SHOREDITCH E2

​The Marquis of Lansdowne on Cremer Street closed in 2000 and is currently offices for creatives. The pub was scheduled for demolition by the adjacent Geffrye Museum. The director of the Geffrye Museum said in 2013 that he had “no interest in the culture of the labouring classes”.This caused uproar by campaigners as if it were not for the ‘labouring classes’ the Geffrye, a museum about the history of furniture, would not have a museum. 

A scheme has now been approved for erection of a 4 storey building on land adjacent to the pub and various extensions to the pub to provide residential accommodation and a cafe at ground floor level.
 Marquis of Lansdowne on Cremer Street, Shoreditch
Marquis of Lansdowne (aka Partners) in Shoreditch (2003)
The Marquis of Lansdowne pub was scheduled for demolition by the adjacent Geffrye Museum. The director of the Geffrye Museum said in 2013 that he had “no interest in the culture of the labouring classes”.
Marquis of Lansdowne (aka Partners) in Shoreditch (2012)
Faded sign for Ben Truman Export Ale in East End

The Avenue Hotel, known locally as the Flying Bottle, Church Road closed in 1990  after a murder taking place in the pub.  The building has been converted into a Hindu temple - the London Sri Murugan Temple.
Avenue Hotel in Manor Park

​MANOR PARK E12 - AVENUE HOTEL


​​The Avenue Hotel, known locally as the Flying Bottle by locals, on 90 Church Road closed in 1990 a couple of years after a murder taking place in the pub.

The building has been converted into a Hindu temple - the London Sri Murugan Temple.

(pic by Diane Ridley 2004)
The Ranelagh Arms on Roman Road closed & now been converted into a grocers & off licence called the Inci Food Centre.
The Ranelagh Arms in Bow

​BOW E3 - RANELAGH ARMS


​The Ranelagh Arms on Roman Road closed in 2000. The building - well, at least it's shell, has now been converted into a grocers & off licence called the Inci Food Centre.

(pic by Diane Ridley )
Burnell Arms pub on High Street North, East Ham.  Sri Mahalakshmi Hindhu Temple now on site
Burnell Arms in East Ham

​EAST HAM E6 - BURNELL ARMS


The Burnell Arms on High Street North was a popular teddy boy pub from 1981 to 1993 and then for a short period in 2001 hosting rock n roll DJs and bands.It closed down around 2001 and lay derelict after rejection of various planning applications until the pub was burnt to the ground in 2009 after a mysterious fire. A Hindu temple - the Sri Mahalakshmi Temple has recently been built on the site

(pic by Diane Ridley 2004)
The Colet Arms on White Horse Road. The pub was named after the founder of St Pauls School in 1509, Dean of St Pauls Cathedral,John Colet, who lived in White Horse Road
Colet Arms in Stepney

​STEPNEY E1 - COLET ARMS


The Colet Arms on White Horse Road. The pub was named after the founder of St Pauls School in 1509, Dean of St Pauls Cathedral,John Colet, who lived in White Horse Road. The pub closed in 2003 and is now in private residential use.

(pic by Diane Ridley 2005)
Green Man pub closed down on Cambridge Heath Rd and is now Mr Cod and the upper floors are the City View Hotel.
Green Man in Cambridge Heath

​​CAMBRIDGE HEATH E2 - GREEN MAN


The Green Man on Cambridge Heath Road dates back to 1750 and was rebuilt in its present form in 1885 and closed in 2001.The building still exists and the ground floor is now a takeaway - Mr Cod and the upper floors are the City View Hotel.
  
(pic by Diane Ridley 2001)
Kings Head on Church Street was converted into the Kings Head Guesthouse and recently became the City View Hotel
Kings Head in Stratford
​STRATFORD E15 - KINGS HEAD

The Kings Head on Church Street was converted into the Kings Head Guesthouse and recently became the City View Hotel (pic by Diane Ridley)
Mercers Arms in Stepney now flats called Mercers Place
Mercers Arms in Stepney

​STEPNEY E1 - MERCERS ARMS

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The Mercers Arms on Belgrave Road closed in 2006 soon after this picture was taken and after a period of being boarded up it has been converted to a residential development called Mercers Place.

The pub was named after the Worshipful Company of Mercers - the Company's aim was to act as a trade association for general merchants, and especially for exporters of wool and importers of velvet, silk and other luxurious fabrics (mercers). The Mercers had many associations with this area.

(pic by Diane Ridley 2005)
Old King's Head on the Upper Clapton Road closed in 2000 became a Thai restaurant called Bagabon
Old King's Head in Clapton
​CLAPTON E5 - OLD KING'S HEAD

The Old King's Head on the Upper Clapton Road closed in 2000 became a Thai restaurant called Bagabon which lasted for 5 months. The rest of the pub was converted into flats but the ground floor appears to remain vacant.

(pic by Diane Ridley 2003)
 White Horse ghost pub on Cambridge Heath Road
White Horse in Bethnal Green
​BETHNAL GREEN E2 - WHITE HORSE

The White Horse on Cambridge Heath Road closed in 2005 and doesnt appear to have been occupied much since apart from a few "pop up" party nights in 2009. The ground floor has been converted into two retail untils but dont appear to be occupied yet. 

(pic by Diane Ridley 2002)
 Duke Of Devonshire in Darnley Rd, Hackney closed down derelict pub
Duke Of Devonshire in Hackney
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​HACKNEY E9 - DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE


The Duke Of Devonshire in Darnley Road was closed in 2002.

The single storey part of the pub has been demolished and replaced by a 4 storey newbuild block adjoining the main pub building which has also had a roof extension.

(pic by Diane Ridley 2003)
Did Anita Harris work in the Black Boy pub on the Mile End Road? now  Stepney Fried Chicken and Sweet (a patisserie & dessert shop).
The Black Boy in Mile End
​MILE END ROAD E1 - THE BLACK BOY

The Black Boy pub on the Mile End Road stood on this site since 1750 though rebuilt in 1904 after the whole row of buildings was demolished due to the construction of an underground station.It was renamed the Farmers Arms in the 1940s and reverted back to the Black Boy in the 1950s before becoming Fifth Avenue nightclub in 1985 before closing for good in 1996. After many years of dereliction it was converted into 2 shops and currently is home to Stepney Fried Chicken and Sweet (a patisserie & dessert shop).

There are rumours on Twitter that Anita Dobson (onetime Angie Watts in BBC Eastenders soap) once worked here as a barmaid.

(pic by Diane Ridley 2005)
Fountain on Lower Clapton Road another pub converted into flats
The Fountain in Clapton

​​CLAPTON - THE FOUNTAIN


The Fountain on Lower Clapton Road closed in 2003 before reopening for a while and closing for good in 2007 and has now been converted to flats.

(pic by Diane Ridley 2003)
This Bethnal Green Road pub closed down many decades ago. It is now the Cowshed Spa
The Swan in Shoreditch
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​SHOREDITCH E1 - THE SWAN TAVERN


This Bethnal Green Road pub closed down many decades ago. It is now the Cowshed Spa described as "the place to go to for party prep and recovery treatments". 

(pic by Diane Ridley 2003)
 Closed down Duke of Wellington pub on Cyprus St, Bethnal Green
Duke of Wellington in Bethnal Green
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​BETHNAL GREEN E2 - DUKE OF WELLINGTON


The Duke of Wellington on Cyprus St closed in 2005. It has been converted for residential use.

(pic by Diane Ridley 2004)

 Earl Grey boarded up pub  in Bethnal Green Road now  clothes shop called Shazna Collection
Earl Grey in Bethnal Green
Picture of old pub sign for Earl Grey in Bethnal Green
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​BETHNAL GREEN E2 - EARL GREY


The Earl Grey in Bethnal Green Road closed in 2005 and the ground floor has been converted to a clothes shop called Shazna Collection expanding from their original shop next door. The building has had a roof extension creating a 4th floor & the adjoining buildings have been extended upwards to sympathically match this building. 

(pic by Diane Ridley 2005)

The Ship on Bethnal Green Rd now a London Community Credit Union.
The Ship in Bethnal Green
Picture
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​BETHNAL GREEN E2 - THE SHIP


The Ship on Bethnal Green Road closed in 2000 and is now a London Community Credit Union. The pub sign survived for a few years afterwards but that has now gone too.

(pic by Diane Ridley 2001)

Derelict East London Pubs - From Dead Pubs to Conversion

This section is now divided up into 4 pages. This page covers closed down and derelict pubs that have since been converted for alternative uses. This is by no means a compresensive guide to closed down East London pubs - just a personal collection from the eary 2000s to present.

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Derelict East London Pubs as at 2016/7

East London Pubs from Dereliction to Demolition

Derelict East London Pubs Back From the Brink

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