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The Artichoke was situated at 91 Stepney Way, at the junction with Sidney Street.  This pub used to have a little display of photographs relating to the Sidney Street siege, which took place on the site of this building in 1911.  The pub closed in 2001 and has stood empty and increasingly derelict ever since.
The Old Artichoke, Stepney was featured in the 1967 documentary ‘The London Nobody Knows’, in which the actor James Mason wanders round London. The Artichoke sequence included an interview with legendary street entertainer Norman Norris and his friend Alan Young. Norman was also filmed dancing in front of the pub.
Mike Austin (August 2022)
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Name Dates Comments Lee Zammo 1980s-2000 Pub was a great haunt for locals,Used to go in there with my granddad when I was a kid. Great memories proper knees up...East end style... was sad to see it close down. Due to lack of drinkers in the area like sparrows we die out.
Other Photos
Date of photo: 2013	Picture source: Colin Price
Still from the 1967 documentary ‘The London Nobody Knows’	Picture source: Mike Austin