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The Widow's Bun (Good Friday)
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From an old East End pub known to locals as the Bun House, comes a melancholy story. Over 150 years ago a widow lived in the house. After receiving a letter from her son asking for a hot cross bun to celebrate his return from sea, the widow set to work on Good Friday. Alas the son never returned and she hung his bun from the ceiling in mourning.
Every year until her death she repeated this task and subsequent landlords have continued the tradition. Every customer is given a bun to eat and sailors from the Royal Navy attend the festivities every year.
The Widow's Son, Devon's Road, Bow
Tel: +44 (0)20 7515 9072
Tel: +44 (0)20 7515 9072
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