The George Tavern is a Grade II listed public house and music venue located at 373 Commercial Rd, London E1, owned and run by artist Pauline Forster.
It was formerly known as the Halfway House, and contains original brickwork from the Halfway House, a tavern some 700 years old, mentioned by Chaucer, Pepys and Dickens.
Now a music, performance and arts venue, known for photoshoots and filming. Kate Moss, Amy Winehouse and Sir Ian McKellen helped campaign to stop development on part of the site – the infamous Stepney’s Club with light up dance floor.
In October 2008, The George Tavern was runner-up in Stella's "Love Your Local Campaign", a competition to find London's best loved pubs and highlight the struggling pub industry.
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“Who keeps the tavern and serves up the drinks? The peasant. Who squanders and drinks up money belonging to the peasant commune, the school, the church? The peasant. Who would steal from his neighbor, commit arson, and falsely denounce another for a bottle of vodka? The peasant.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)