Elephant
| Status: | Open |
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| Address: | 43 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0NS (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview) |
| London borough: | Hackney |
| Former name(s): | Once Before Slice of Blue Elephant's Head Bonneville Fitzgerald's Elephant's Head Portland Arms [same site] |
| Former address: | 12 Clapton Place (1891) |
| Historical parish: | Hackney |
| Dates open: |
by 1855-
rebuilt 1897 |
| Owner: | Speakeasy Trading (former) Enterprise Inns (former) Unique (former) Courage (former) |
| Website: | Website |
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| Notes: | Renamed as the "Elephant's Head" upon rebuilding in 1896, as the "Bonneville" in 2014, as the "Elephant's Head" in 2018, as "Slice of Blue" in 2020, as "Once Before" in c2024, and as the "Elephant" in 2025. It is now primarily a pizza restaurant, but also functions as a cocktail bar. |
Photo taken in December 2025
| Sources: | Open date: Pubs History Renaming: CAMRA London Drinker U234/WP3/WP27/WP37 Tris C (e-mail) |
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| References: | D/F/BRD/310 |
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