{"id":11092,"date":"2013-02-19T14:15:08","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T14:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=11092"},"modified":"2013-02-19T14:18:25","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T14:18:25","slug":"three-closed-pubs-of-canning-town-london-e16-bridge-house-royal-oak-and-ordnance-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/three-closed-pubs-of-canning-town-london-e16-bridge-house-royal-oak-and-ordnance-arms\/","title":{"rendered":"Three closed pubs, Canning Town, London E16 – Bridge House, Royal Oak and Ordnance Arms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I hadn’t been back to Canning Town for a long, long time, but a walk along the Barking Road on Saturday afternoon proved to be rather a depressing experience – where have all the pubs gone?<\/p>\n

Although the Emirates Air Line cable car half a mile away has heralded huge improvements to the area around the Royal Victoria Dock, things looked a lot bleaker around the Barking Road.<\/p>\n

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\"Three<\/p>\n

Within a few hundred metres I passed no less than three closed pubs, with no trace\u00a0at all left of the once-famous music venue, The Bridge House<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Laying claim to be the ‘first pub in the world with its own record label,’ the Bridge House was a lively East End music venue from 1975 to 1982, and was famed for its eclectic music\u00a0policy.<\/p>\n

Bands who played the venue’s narrow stage included Iron Maiden, the Tom Robinson Band, Alex Harvey, Cockney Rejects,\u00a0\u00a0Depeche Mode, Wasted Youth, Dire Straits, U2 and Chas & Dave.<\/p>\n

I remember the venue particularly well, as I used to play there\u00a0regularly\u00a0and am also on their Mods Mayday live album<\/a>. Coincidentally enough, my new band<\/a> is doing a show with Chas & Dave soon!<\/p>\n

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A short walk away from the site of the Bridge House is the Grade II listed former Royal Oak pub, on the corner of the\u00a0\u00a0A124 Barking Road and Oak Crescent.<\/p>\n

The pub used to have a boxing rink on the\u00a0first\u00a0floor, with Frank Bruno being a regular.<\/p>\n

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After closing as a pub, the building was used \u00a0as a betting shop and is now home to Cash Generators.<\/p>\n

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A short walk west can be found the recently closed Ordnance Arms.<\/p>\n

Built on the site of a 1870 pub bombed during the Second World War, the pub enjoyed a brief rebrand as “The Orange Kipper” in the 1990s before reverting back to its\u00a0original\u00a0name.<\/p>\n

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According to the\u00a0Derelict\u00a0London<\/a> website, things got a little rough towards the end, with the license\u00a0suspended in 2011\u00a0due to crime and disorder issues.<\/p>\n

There’s also a tale of the landlord being attacked after he refused to serve a customer his 31st drink. \u00a0The attacker was later jailed for 16 months.<\/p>\n

After closure in 2012, the premises are now used as a charity shop although the pub signage remains.<\/p>\n

It’s been proposed to demolish the building and replace it with a retail unit and flats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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