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Picture source: Nigel Cox

The Royal Oak was situated at 125 Whitechapel Road. This pub was present by 1839 and was rebuilt in around 1870 in elaborate, Victorian style.  It achieved a Grade II listing in 1973.  By 1983, the pub had been renamed Roosters, although it had reverted to the Royal Oak name by 1986.  Formerly a Watney’s Brewery pub, it had closed by 2005 and it is now home to an electrical goods shop.

Source: Stephen Harris

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