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Site of The Spanish Steps, 2014	Picture source: Colin Price
The Spanish Steps was situated at 277 Victoria Dock Road. This pub was closed and demolished in 1992. The Custom House Hotel with attached pub currently occupies the site of the Spanish Steps and the nearby Artful Dodger.
My parents left The Anglers Retreat in Dagenham in December 1981 to live in and manage the Spanish Steps in Canning Town until the summer of the following year 1981, when they were dismissed following the theft of the safe from the downstairs office in the middle of the night. Interestingly the relief couple who took over the running of the pub, arrived at lunch time from Newcastle and admitted that they had been informed of their new position the day before (i.e. before the safe was stolen). Needless to say the pub’s owner – whose name escapes me – had a bit of reputations locally.
Chris Sharkey (December 2021)
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Name	Dates	Comments
Colin Knight	1963/1970	Another favourite, right opposite the Freemasons, you could barrel backwards and forwards all night. Never a dull moment in those days.
Ron Stone	1964/1970	Customer. Great free cabaret Sat, night. Drag act were a scam . Wonderful times.
Jim Duller	1956/1980	I lived 50 metres away in Normandy Terrace. My uncles would stand on steps as dockers and try for work.Some would fight to get ticket to work.I kid you not 40 men maybe more only need 10 the rest had to go and dot on, that means go to labour exchange and sign on for pittance of money maybe work tomorrow.Thats how many good figthers came from dock areas families.