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A Grade II Listed Building which has been stylishly refurbished by the Old Spot pub company. A single bar has 4 hand pumps and 11 keg lines. The downstairs area has wooden floorboards and is a mixture of booths , tables and comfortable chairs. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling and there is a real fire in the back room. There is more seating upstairs along with a dining area and a function room. Pictures of East London adorn the walls and there are some original décor upstairs.
UPDATE 2020.
A refurbishment has recently been carried out which requires a re-assessment.
Please note - the description is one written before the recent changes.
A three-storey pub with fine exterior of brick and tiles with stone filled tympana under Gothic arches with roundels containing masks and ‘The Star of the East’ cut into a glazed stone fascia. On the front left of the building is a (disused) shop that was possibly an off sales shop originally?
Now a single large room interior it has an inter-war panelled bar counter but the bar back appears to be modern (possibly the columns / spindles are old?). The items of interest are the series of colourful coats of arms painted in half moons with much gilding just below the ceiling on the right hand wall and on the last remaining piece of wall – 4 on the right (which are all different) and 5 facing the front (four of the five are identical). Above each half moon are sculpted heads of past kings and queens hanging above them such as Queen Elizabeth I. On the right hand wall are plain mirrors in bays separated by pilasters with good capitals painted gold. The fireplace here has a modern tiled surround. The room narrows and on the rear right is a good inter-war tiled and wood surround fireplace (not used). A wall at the rear has been removed to create an area for a pool table where these is a large part slate / part wood ‘Wm. Youngers & Co Ltd 60/- Bitter Ale on Draught’ sign.
UPDATE 2020.
A refurbishment has recently been carried out which requires a re-assessment.
Please note - the description is one written before the recent changes.
A three-storey pub with fine exterior of brick and tiles with stone filled tympana under Gothic arches with roundels containing masks and ‘The Star of the East’ cut into a glazed stone fascia. On the front left of the building is a (disused) shop that was possibly an off sales shop originally?
Now a single large room interior it has an inter-war panelled bar counter but the bar back appears to be modern (possibly the columns / spindles are old?). The items of interest are the series of colourful coats of arms painted in half moons with much gilding just below the ceiling on the right hand wall and on the last remaining piece of wall – 4 on the right (which are all different) and 5 facing the front (four of the five are identical). Above each half moon are sculpted heads of past kings and queens hanging above them such as Queen Elizabeth I. On the right hand wall are plain mirrors in bays separated by pilasters with good capitals painted gold. The fireplace here has a modern tiled surround. The room narrows and on the rear right is a good inter-war tiled and wood surround fireplace (not used). A wall at the rear has been removed to create an area for a pool table where these is a large part slate / part wood ‘Wm. Youngers & Co Ltd 60/- Bitter Ale on Draught’ sign.
This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 1 regular beer.
Star Of The East, Poplar
Changing beers typically include: East London (varies) , Rebellion (varies)
Source: Regional
Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals
Garden
Family Friendly
Disabled Access
Dog Friendly
Function Room
Real Fire
Restaurant
Smoking
Wi Fi
Real Ale
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