Historic Pubs in east London

London was once the largest port in the world, with as many as 3,500 ships loading, unloading, or simply waiting their turn. Many waterside pubs sprang up as a result, some serving honest sailors and dockers, some less honest pirates and smugglers. Today, the dockers and pirates are long gone, but not the places they eat and drank in, many on the riverside. Find out more about these pubs and their tales...