Holding out as the only trad boozer left in the area. It's an old style corner pub with a dark brown Victorian tiled exterior (Meux tiled), whilst inside has a thoroughly run down interior with everything falling apart or giving the impression that it is just about to.

After more than ten years of development, ec2 and beyond is now a thriving and distinct area of London. Silicon Roundabout, Shoreditch, Hoxton all figure. New transport links. New road layouts. It's now moving further east, taking in Mare Street, Victoria Park, Hackney Wick, to the Olympic Park.