Forest Tavern

Status: Open
Address: 173 Forest Lane, E7 9BB (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: Newham
Former name(s): Railway Tavern
Railway Hotel
Railway Tavern
Former address: [or 173-175 Forest Lane]
140 Forest Lane (1896)
Prospect Place (1878)
[also listed as 4 Prospect Row (1881), 7 Prospect Row (1861), and 6 Prospect Row (1851)]
Historical parish: Forest Gate
Dates open: by 1851-
rebuilt 1925
Good Beer Guide: [Railway Tavern:] 1984, 1989
Owner: Punch Taverns/Antic
Augusta Pubs (former)
Taylor Walker (former)
Cannon Brewery (former)
Website: Website
Notes: Renamed as the "Forest Tavern" in 2013.
Photo taken in April 2017
Sources: Rebuilding date: pub building
Renaming: pub website
Owner: London Drinker U232/WhatPub
Census 1851 [T Dyer] (as "beer shop")/1861 [W Breed] (as "beer house")/1881 [W Perriman]
OS 1869/1895/1920/1952 (as "Railway Hotel")/1962 (as "Railway Hotel")/1974
PO 1851 (unnamed)/1856 (unnamed)/1867/1871 (as "Railway Tavern")/1874 (as "Railway Tavern")/1878 (as "Railway Tavern")/1896 (as "Railway Tavern")/1906/1914/1917/1922 (all as "Railway Hotel" except where noted)
Tris C (e-mail)
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