I used to love those old-fashioned East End pubs in Whitechapel, Mile End and Bethnal Green which had tiled walls, lots of dark wood and big heavy tables. The gents were often works of art, with massive, sculptured porcelain urinals. The pubs could look forbidding but they were unfailingly friendly and homely (as long as you behaved yourself). We used to sup in one of the Krays' old haunts down Commercial Road (after their time, thankfully!), and on Wednesday nights we'd often be down the Bishop Bonner in Bethnal Green to see Chas and Dave before they got famous! No longer a pub these days, sadly, but still full of old ghosts!