...why do the locals call it Bun House?...
	WIDOW'S SON	LONDON E3	75 Devon's Road, Bow
	This curiously named pub has a sad story. In a cottage on this site lived a widow, her only son a sailor. He was due to return home on Good Friday and asked his mother to bake him some hot-cross-buns. Sadly, he never returned. Nevertheless every Good Friday his mother had a new bun waiting. Each year a new bun was added to ones she had kept from previous years. When she died the buns were found hanging from a beam in her cottage, which became known as the "Bun House". The cottage was replaced by a pub and the story kept alive by successive landlords.	On Good Friday, a Royal Navy sailor adds a new bun to the collection which hangs in the pub. Sailors from around Britain come to pay their respects to the widow. They hold a religious service, then sing, drink and generally have a good time. The 220 year old pub has a single, triangular, bare floorboarded bar. It is plain and simple, except for some incongruous, highly decorated glasswork. This is a real East-End pub and nowadays, about as close as you'll get to an authentic Victorian alehouse.	FOR SALE LEASEHOLD Genuine & Historic East End Pub Call Lorraine or Margaret for details 44 (0)20 7517 9244
			OPEN Mon-Thu 12-15.00 & 16.30-23.00 Fri-Sat 12.00-23.00 Sun 12.00-16.00 & 19.00-22.30 TEL 020 7515 9072 TUBE Devons Road DLR
			FOOD Bar Lunches
			BEER Adnams, Widow's Bitter