This post is low on text and high on images: Then & Now photos of Island pubs. Nearly, but not quite, all old pubs are included – there are no photos of some old pubs (to my knowledge), and a modern view of some of pubs is not possible due to new buildings on the site. In all cases, click on the photo to see the full-sized image.
Anchor & Hope, 41 Westferry Road
Blacksmiths’ Arms, 25 Westferry Road
Builders’ Arms, 99 Stebondale Street
City Arms, 1 Westferry Road
Cubitt Arms, 262 Cubitt Arms
Dorset Arms, 377-379 Manchester Road
Ferry House, 26 Ferry Street
Fishing Smack, 9 Cold Harbour
George, 114 Glengall Grove
Glengall Arms, 367 Westferry Road
Great Eastern, 393 Westferry Road.
The Gun, 27 Cold Harbour
Ironmongers’ Arms, 210 Westferry Road
Kingsbridge Arms, 154-156 Westferry Road
London Tavern, 393 Manchester Road
Lord Nelson, 1 Manchester Road
Magnet & Dewdrop, 194 Westferry Road
Manchester Arms, 308 Manchester Road
Millwall Docks Tavern & Hotel, 233 Westferry Road
North Pole, 74 Manilla Street
Pier Tavern, 283 Manchester Road
Prince Alfred, 22 Tobago Street
Princess of Wales, 84 Manchester Road
The Queen, 571 Manchester Road
Robert Burns, 248-250 Westferrt Road
The Ship, 290 Westferry Road
Tooke Arms, 165 Westferry Road
Vulcan, 240 Westferry Road
Watermans’ Arms, 1 Glenaffric Avenue
Isle of Dogs - Past Life, Past Lives 
Cold Harbour are poplar pubs.
It depends how you define the Isle of Dogs, which leads to plenty of discussion. My own definition says the nothern border is defined by the West India Import Dock, so that includes Cold Harbour. Had to draw the line somewhere.
Fascinating. Thanks. I always remembered The Ship as green. Memory plays tricks. Also, it looks like the Tooke Arms has now gone from that photo.
Thanks. The modern Tooke is a bit further up Westferry Road – same number, just not the same place.
The ship was green before it was red. We noticed when we took the paint off the original tiles
Great pics Mick
thanks you, Rich
Found an old (1922) football programme for the Sunday morning Stratford & District League. The home team was Kingsbridge Athletic (from the Arms of that name) and most of the League’s clubs seem to have been from pubs on the IOD – Elder Tree; Vicar of Wakefield; Ship United; Royal Sovereign; The Harrow; Prince of Wales; Tenterden; Blue Anchor; Lord Nelson; Hearts of Oak; Regent and Buxton Athletic.
Hi Tony, that sounds interesting – any chance of getting a photo or scan of the programme?
Does anybody remember The Vulcan in the late 50s?There was a resident singer in there named Joe Norris, the nearest thing to Tony Bennet we ever had in the East End.