It was built by West's Brewery in the 1920,s and was the Duke of Sussex until renamed by the previous landlord after his favourite football team, West Bromwich Albion. Situated between Broadway Market and Columbia Flower Market on the cycle route from Hackney to the City, it attracts a cosmopolitan clientele. The pub was sold to small chain operator Remarkable Restaurants who have refurbished it and reopened in December 2017 in collaboration with a fish restaurant. It now has a traditional feel with wood pannelling apparently recycled from a church.