The George Tavern is a famous East End pub and music venue located at 373 Commercial Rd, London E1. It was formerly known as the Halfway House.

A Grade II listed public house in the heart of the East End, owned and run by artist Pauline Forster

Pauline Forster

Pauline Forster is an English Artist, Performer, Musician, Designer and Landlady of The George Tavern in the East End of London. She is best known for her Dog On performance, a mirrored Ford Capri outside the Tate Modern on its opening day, 8 May 2000...

. It contains original brickwork from the Halfway House – a tavern some 700 years old, mentioned by Chaucer, Pepys and Dickens.

Now a music, performance and arts venue famous for photoshoots and filming. Kate Moss

Kate Moss

Kate Moss is an English model. Moss is known for her waifish figure and popularising the heroin chic look in the 1990s. She is also known for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. Moss changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on...

, Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize...

 and Sir Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE is an English actor. He has received a Tony Award, two Academy Award nominations, and five Emmy Award nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction...

helped campaign to stop development on part of the site – the infamous Stepney’s Club with light up dance floor.

In October 2008 The George Tavern was made Runner Up in Stella's "Love Your Local Campaign"http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/advertorials/loveyourlocal.do?ICO=LovePromoBox, a competition to find London's best loved pubs and highlight the struggling pub industry.