Boleyn Tavern

The Boleyn Tavern is a thoroughly exuberant piece of French-style Renaissance architecture built in 1899-1900 by Shoebridge & Rising who were responsible for many fine pubs in London.

A tiled lobby on the left retains its timber and glass screenwork; at the back the former billiard room has a truly spectacular glazed skylight. Other things to look out for are the attractive skylight over the former saloon on the east side, cast-iron columns and a good deal of etched glass. The central servery counter is Victorian and the big arch straddling the servery on the east side also looks original.

The Boleyn is a prominent landmark at a crossroads right by the former West Ham football ground. It is a thoroughly exuberant piece of French-style Renaissance architecture built in 1899-1900 by Shoebridge & Rising who were responsible for many fine pubs in London.

The interior has undergone a fair amount of alteration yet good things remain. On the east side there is a tiled lobby to a corridor which retains its timber and glass screenwork. Proceeding to the back you reach the former billiard room which has a truly spectacular glazed skylight. The various doorways clearly show that the pub would have been subdivided. A very curious thing is that no less than three doors advertise the presence of private bars. The room on the corner has no interconnection with the other spaces.

Other things to look out for are the attractive skylight over the former saloon on the east side, cast-iron columns and a good deal of etched glass. The central servery counter is Victorian but the back-fitting is modern: the big arch straddling the servery on the east side, however, seems original.