The King Edward VII is a
Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
public house at 47 Broadway,
Stratford, London.
It was built in the early 18th century.
It is opposite St John's Church and has original
pedimented doors and early 19th-century
bay windows. It was originally called "The King of
Prussia", either in honour of
Frederick the Great or else after King
Frederick William IV, who visited the area in 1842 to meet
Elizabeth Fry, the prison reformer. However, the name was changed at the start of World War I in 1914 for patriotic reasons.
EXPLORING EAST LONDON – STRATFORD, WEST HAM: King Edward VII
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References
Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Newham
Grade II listed pubs in London
Pubs in the London Borough of Newham
Stratford, London
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