Comments on: The Alphabet Of Lost Pubs D-G

By: Maggie Hambleton

Maggie Hambleton — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:52:25 +0000

Does anyone have any information regarding The Downs pub on Downs Park Road please? It’s now flats.

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:15:43 +0000

I remember the North Pole in Pitfield Street. A friend who lived in Murray Grove also told me that story.

Does anyone remember the Grey Eagle in Grey Eagle Street, Spitalfields/Bethnal Green? Lots of happy memories of that pub. I wonder what happened to it? It’s probably gone, so much of the East End has been ‘improved’ and gentrified now it’s almost unrecognisable.

By: Ally

Ally — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 08:58:19 +0000

I came across this list of lost pubs, because I had heard that the lyric in Disco 2000 by Pulp.. “…let’s meet at 2’o clock, by The Fountain down the road.” referred to a pub in Mile End, frequented by Jarvis Cocker back in the day, so wanted to find out any truth in its existence – low and behold, The Fountain Tavern, 436 Mile End Road – it existed!

I’ve lived in the east end since 2010 (Stepney/Limehouse/Hackney) so enjoyed this list of areas I know so well but echo everyone’s thoughts here about how sad it is that most of the beautiful buildings have been demolished and the history lost.

Right, off to check out the rest of the alphabet. Keep up the good heritage work!

By: bob stevens

bob stevens — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 18:57:44 +0000

There used to be a pub called The North Pole,
on the junction of Pitfield St.and East Rd, and Murray Grove …My old Grandad said a hand thrown bomb from a zeppelin landed on the junction and blew out all the windows…he said it took the patrons about 10 minutes to liberate every drop of alcohol in the place and a fine time was had by all

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:41:16 +0000

What a sad read really, these were like community halls families friend,wedding, funerals, christenings, bank holidays all spent together I grew up in East London these were very much part of everyone’s life. What’s sad is there are no more communities it’s social cleansing, fat cats buying then turning into luxury flats killing the areas atmosphere. Properties are so high in price that locals are forced out. So now we have coffee shops where everyone’s on a device like robots. (Irony is these very profit making places don’t have to pay what the pubs did as there’s a tax break loop hole) sorry for the rant I just think these local areas have been ruined.

By: Ian Silverton

Ian Silverton — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 18:02:12 +0000

The Flower Pot,Old Bethnal Green Road,was run by a former Boxer,who won Olympic medals in America in the late 1890s I think,he had all his cups and medals on display in the pub,nice man,new him as a boy,his son then took over the running of the SMALL PUB,one tiny bar. great pictures GA,cannot wait for the Ws to appear,and see my old home.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 16:33:30 +0000

London has been – and is being – robbed of its culture and the heart of its communities

By: Adele

Adele — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 13:31:16 +0000

Cringed each time I read ‘and now demolished’.

By: Annie G

Annie G — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 12:56:32 +0000

Found myself giving a little cheer and fist pump at each survivor. BTW I should like to know a good deal more about The Grave Maurice. My mother lived in Peckham during the war until they were bombed out and her father (and mother) worked at the pub at the end of the road, The Lugard Tavern. Cannot find any photos of it. If anybody knows….I am here daily. Cheers and good health!

By: Valerie-Jael

Valerie-Jael — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 10:51:00 +0000

The photos bring back good memories, but it is sad that so many have been demolished. Valerie