The Gun

The Gun is a Grade II listed public house and gastropub located at 27 Coldharbour in the Docklands area of London, United Kingdom. Steeped in history and offering striking river views, it is renowned as one of London's finest riverside pubs. The building is a magnificent Grade II listed structure with an exceptional riverside terrace overlooking the River Thames, a pub garden, and function rooms including the historic River Room and the Riverside Conservatory. The pub offers a menu of refined pub classics crafted from fresh, seasonal ingredients, alongside a well-stocked bar featuring modern craft beers, cask classics, and high-quality wines. It also serves Fuller's beers. The Gun caters to corporate events, weddings, private dining, and celebrations, with spaces accommodating up to 60 guests. It is located a stone's throw from Canary Wharf and serves both the workers of Canary Wharf and the residents of the Isle of Dogs. The pub has occupied the plot since the early 18th century under various trading names, taking its current name from the cannon fired to celebrate the opening of the West India Import Docks in 1802. It is commonly associated with Lord Horatio Nelson, who lived locally and frequented the pub to meet Lady Emma Hamilton in an upstairs room now called The River Room. The Gun also has a long association with smugglers. Previously owned by the ETM group, it was sold to Fuller, Smith & Turner in July 2016 and is now operated as a gastro-pub focused on modern British cuisine with French influences.

The Gun is a Grade II listed public house at 27 Coldharbour, Coldharbour, London. The pub has occupied the plot of 27 Coldharbour since the early 18th century under various trading names. It was first called The King and Queen in 1722 before being renamed to The Rose and Crown in 1725 and later Ramsgate Pink in 1745. It took on its current name, The Gun, in 1771. The name derives from the cannon which was fired when the West India Docks first opened in 1802, though the pub had already adopted the name by 1771. Lord Horatio Nelson is commonly associated with The Gun having lived locally and where it is said that he visited the docks to inspect the guns. In addition, he would frequent the pub to secretly meet Lady Emma Hamilton in an upstairs room (now called The River Room) for their affair. There is also a long association with smugglers landing contraband on the site and distributing it via a hidden tunnel. To this day there is still a spy-hole in the secret circular staircase to watch out for "The Revenue Men". The Gun is now a Grade II listed building which was restored after a fire in 2001 which kept the pub closed for 3 years. Previously The Gun was owned by the ETM group who sold the pub to Fuller, Smith & Turner in July 2016. The pub is now operated as a gastro-pub including an outdoor Gin Garden which has previously been sponsored by Sipsmith, a covered riverside terrace and rooms that have been converted for private hire. The Gun is now largely focused on food serving modern British cuisine but also serving Fuller's beers and high quality wines. As the pub is located in the Docklands area of London the pub caters to the many workers of Canary Wharf but also the residents of the Isle of Dogs.

• 2016

  Sold by the ETM group to Fuller, Smith & Turner in July.

• 2001

  Fire closed the pub for three years; building later restored.

• 1802

  West India Docks opened; cannon fired, inspiring the pub's name.

• 1771

  Adopted the current name, The Gun.

• 1745

  Renamed Ramsgate Pink.

• 1725

  Renamed The Rose and Crown.

• 1722

  Pub first called The King and Queen at 27 Coldharbour.

A historic Grade II listed riverside gastropub in London's Docklands, offering refined British cuisine and exceptional Thames views, operated by Fuller's.

• Refined pub classics

• Modern British cuisine with French influences

• Craft beers and cask ales

• Fuller's beers

• High-quality wines

• Gin (Gin Garden)

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