Booty’s Riverside Bar, 92a, Narrow Street, Limehouse, London, E14 8BP.
Tel. 020 7987 8343 www.bootysriversidebar.co.uk
About
Booty’s Riverside Bar was established in 1979 by Mr. Dennis Booty, who was a successful professional boxer and local entrepreneur. It was his inspiration to turn a historic but derelict Tudor building into the bar that it is today. For the last fourteen years Booty’s has been run by local host John Fell, who has a wealth of experience in the licensed trade.
The building in which Booty’s stands dates back to the 16th Century, with 19th century frontage. In the 18th century Booty’s was an engineering shop for the barge builders, Sparkes. By the 1870’s it was a licensed bar called The Waterman’s Arms owned by Taylor Walker, before being absorbed by Woodward Fisher, a lighterage firm run by Anne Fisher, popularly known as ‘Tugboat Annie’. One of the great East End characters, she commanded a fleet of 200 barges.
The building in which Booty’s stands dates back to the 16th Century, with 19th century frontage. In the 18th century Booty’s was an engineering shop for the barge builders, Sparkes. By the 1870’s it was a licensed bar called The Waterman’s Arms owned by Taylor Walker, before being absorbed by Woodward Fisher, a lighterage firm run by Anne Fisher, popularly known as ‘Tugboat Annie’. One of the great East End characters, she commanded a fleet of 200 barges.
