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Elephant, Clapton

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Opens at 5:00pm
Operator: Independent
43 Lower Clapton Road, Clapton, E5 0NS (View on Google Map)
(020) 3154 9330
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Used to be Fitzgerald's (formerly The Elephant's Head) which closed in 2012. The upper floors have been converted to flats with an A4 use retained on the ground floor by planning condition. After several iterations re-opened as The Elephant, a pizzeria and cocktail bar.

Historic Interest

Local listing:- A late Victorian public house which forms part of a terrace. Ground and two upper storeys built in red brick with moulded brick string course and window details. Ornemental plaster panels at second floor level with elaborate plaster pediment with elephant head medallion. Pub used to be called the Elephants Head. Original pub ground floor frontage extant. Bar interior with original features.

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Previous Names
Once Before; Slice of Blue, Elephants Head; Bonneville; Fitzgeralds; Elephants Head
Local Authority
Hackney
Last updated
27/06/2025
Last surveyed
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Sentidale Ltd
Pub ID
ELC/14457
Asset of Community Value
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
5:00pm - Midnight
Friday
Noon - 1:00am
Saturday
Noon - 1:00am
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
No Service
Wednesday
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
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Nearby Station (600m)
Hackney Downs
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