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This pub was present by 1722 and closed in 2008. At 231 Lower Clapton Road by 1919; It has a long history, having been re-built in the 1830s after an earlier pub of the same name was burnt down, and re-built again in its present form in around 1891. The top photo shows the pub as it was in around 1890, shortly before rebuilding. The pub remains open as a music venue ** Known as Pegasus then Chimes Bar prior to closing in 2008. Reopened in 2012 as an Antic pub called the Clapton Hart. *+
White Hart, Lower Clapton Road, circa 1890
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White Hart, 231 Lower Clapton road, Hackney - in 1919
White Hart, 231 Lower Clapton road, Hackney - in 1936
White Hart, 231 Lower Clapton Road - in November 2006
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Residents at this address.
1752/Samuel Woolmer /../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1812/Douglas / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall
Library **
1815/James Cox / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall
Library **
1826/Jn Pearce/../../../Pigots Directory
1827/John Pearce/../../../LV Association
1831/James Pearce / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1832/Charles Thomas Meek / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1835/John Pearce / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1836/John Pearce, White Hart, Lower Clapton/../../Pigot's Directory
1837/John Pearce / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1839/John Horn/../../../Pigots Directory
1842/R Horne/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1851/Charles James/../../../Middlesex Directory
1861/William Crick /../../../census **
1861/Charles Joseph James/Job Master employing 6 men/22/Clapton.
Middlesex/Census
1861/William Webb/Brother in Law, Licensed Victualler/31/Alveley,
Shropshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Webb/Sister/26/Clapton. Middlesex/Census
1861/Fanny Webb/Niece/3/Clapton. Middlesex/Census
1861/Benjamin Webb/Nephew/2/Clapton. Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann Davis/Cook/56/Luckley, Worcestershire/Census
1861/Sarah Clark/Nurse Maid/17/Epping, Essex/Census
1866/C James/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
4th July 1868/Charles James/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
4th July 1868/George Edward Bryan/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1872/G E Bryan /../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **
1874/Thomas Harwood/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
1878/Benj Burkin/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
1881/B Burkin/Victualler/49/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1881/J Stokes/Barman/29/Strand/Census
1881/L Chiney/Barman/26/Newton, Suffolk/Census
1881/C Coates/Cook/29/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1881/E Baley/Barman/22/Lambeth, Middlesex/Census
1891/Robert W Way/Victualler/46/London/Census *
1891/Henrietta E Way/Wife/35/London/Census
1891/Ethel M Way/Daughter/8/London/Census
1891/Henry R Way/Son/5/London/Census
1891/Elizabeth S Buckingham/Barmaid/22/London/Census
1891/Charles Oakley/Barman/22/Norfolk/Census
1891/Emily Atmore/Domestic Servant/21/Cambridge/Census
1891/Louisa Heron/Domestic Servant/17/Middlesex/Census
1892/Robert William Way / Licensed Victualler /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
1896/Thomas Worton/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Arthur Phippard/Licensed Victualler/35/Homerton, London/Census
1901/Alice A Phippard/Wife/38/../Census
1901/Frederick J Gooch/Son of Wife/16/../Census
1901/Georgina Brown/of Wife/29/Wolerton, Buckinghamshire/Census
1901/Doris Phippard/Daughter/2/Clapton, London/Census
1901/Hilda A Phippard/Daughter/11 months/Clapton, London/Census
1901/Kathleen J Clarke/Barmaid/21/Rye, Sussex/Census
1901/Beatrice G E Stiles/Barmaid/22/London/Census
1901/Margaret J Green/Nursemaid/20/Limehouse/Census
1901/Edith SA Soarey/Housemaid/32/Frome, Somerset/Census
1901/Ralph G Weldron/Barman/20/Roscommon/Census
1901/John W Boulton/Barman/16/Finsbury Park/Census
1904/Arthur Phippard/../../../London Trade Directory
1908/Arthur Phippard/../../../London Trade Directory
The White Hart in Lower Clapton Road, Hackney was where my grandfather was
proprietor. His name was Herbert James Chinn and he was born in 1864 and
died in approximately 1911. He was also a Freeman of the City of London and
had a huge funeral from The White Hart Hotel.
His widow my grandmother Emily Jane, later remarried a William Warden and
became the proprietor of the White Hart. ***
1911/Herbert J Chinn/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Mrs Emily Jane Chinn/../../../Post Office Directory
1919/Mrs Emily Jane Warden/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Nathaniel George Cowan/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Noel Frederick Gaten/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Noel Frederick Gaten/../../../Post Office Directory
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*+ Provided By Tris
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Hilary Thomas
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