The Royal Oak, Bethnal Green

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The Royal Oak is a Grade II listed public house at 73 Columbia Road, Bethnal Green, [1] London, E2.

It was built in 1923 for Truman's Brewery, and probably designed by their in-house architect A. E. Sewell. [2]

It was Grade II listed in 2015 by Historic England. [2]

The pub has appeared in the TV series Goodnight Sweetheart, [3] and the 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels . [4]

In July 2020, the previously independently ran pub was bought by the chain Young's.

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References

  1. "Royal Oak, 73 Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2".
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "The Royal Oak (1426765)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. Fordy, Tom (16 October 2023). "How Goodnight Sweetheart baffled the BBC – and made Nicholas Lyndhurst a cult hero". The Telegraph . ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. Smith, Oliver (25 January 2018). "The Krays in London: 15 sites associated with the twins". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 1 June 2024.

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