The Widow's Son is a Grade II* listed public house at 75 Devons Road, in Bromley-by-Bow, East London.

The legend is that the old widow's only son left to go to sea, possibly during the Napoleonic Wars, and wrote to her explaining that he would be returning home at Easter and to have a nice hot cross bun waiting for him.

[3][2] More considered accounts take the view that the specific story of the widow and her son is unlikely to be true, as the underlying custom of a belief in the special properties of buns baked on Good Friday was widespread in the 18th and 19th centuries.

From at least as early as the mid-18th century, "Good Friday bread" was thought to have medicinal or curative properties, and hardened over the months or years, could be grated into food to help digestive or bowel problems.

In March 2012, Punch Taverns sold the property to Dalco Developments who proposed to close the pub and redevelop the site.