On the corner of Freemasons Road , the pub was originally called the Railway Tavern. It has since been demolished and the Custom House Hotel now stands on the site.
A Congregational Minister, musicologist and publisher. John Curwen (1816-1880) founded the Tonic-Sol-Fa College of Music in Earlham Grove and built Workington House on the Romford Road where he lived from 1869 until his death.
Photo: Newham Heritage & Archives