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Date of photo: 1981	Picture source: Peter Preston
The Buccaneer was a Docklands pub previously known as the Blue Posts. In the 1930s it was run by Charlie Brown Jnr, the son of Charlie Brown, landlord of the nearby Railway Tavern (also known as Charlie Brown's (q.v)).. In 1938 Charlie Brown Jnr moved to the Roundabout in London E18. In the late 1980s both the Buccaneer and the Railway Tavern/Charlie Brown's were demolished as part of the Docklands Railway Expansion scheme.
Source: Colin Price
This was one of the dock pubs with a General Order of Exemption, along with Charlie Browns, almost opposite.. The pub could trade between 0600 and 0900 Monday to Saturday, as well as normal hours, to allow people "following a lawful trade or calling nearby" to have a drink after a night shift. By the time I came to it in the mid 70s it was our favourite haunt after a police night duty. Every Saturday morning officers from several local stations would meet for a drink and chinwag
Geoff Molloy (January 2021)
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Back yard of pub in 1937	Picture source: Peter Preston
Picture source: Peter Preston