This pub originally opened in 1868. It closed in 1995 but was brilliantly revived, reopening to the public on 10 September 2021. Climb the two storeys to the rooftop bar for views. Note also the excellent tiled Truman’s exterior. The pub is included in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets’ Fish Island and White Post Lane Conservation Area and the description is as follows: “Built c.1865, the two-storey pub and two houses adjoining to the north are in a basic mid-19th century classical style with parapets concealing the roof. Windows have been replaced in large part although the houses retain some sashes. Pub frontage is possibly inter-war. These buildings are important as the sole survivors of the mid-Victorian residential development of the area south of the railway.”

CAMRA website link: CAMRA/Lord Napier & Star

The Lord Napier & Star featured on the Many Happy Returns: Albina's Birthday Evening Pub Tour of New and Resurrected Pubs on the Mildmay Line on 19 August 2026.

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