The Widow's Son, London

The Widow's Son
The Widow's Son
LocationBromley-by-Bow, London, England
Built1848
Listed Building – Grade II*
TypeEnglish Heritage
Royal Navy sailor Alan Beckett places the bun on Good Friday, 4 April 1958

The Widow's Son is a Grade II* listed public house at 75 Devons Road, in Bromley-by-Bow, East London.[1] It was built in the early 19th century,[1] possibly 1848,[2] and the existing building is supposedly on the site of an old widow's cottage.[3][2]

Known locally as "Bun House", the pub has been host to a Good Friday tradition of storing hot cross buns in a net hanging over the bar.

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Tabard Hotel public house (1065801)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Another hot cross bun hung up for Widow's Son — 200 years on". Romford Recorder. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ "The Widow's Buns At Bow". Spitalfields Life. Retrieved 18 April 2014.