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Existed from at least 1797. At 77 Poplar High Street before 1871 and renumbering. The Harrow before 1881.Closed 2011 and demolished, this pub's original name lives on in Harrow Lane running north-south on the pub's east side. *+
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Resolute Tavern, Poplar High Street in June 2006; built in 1937
Residents at this address.
1797/William Brown / Publican /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
William Brown was a successful tea dealer prior to being a licensee at the Harrow. His story can be found here. *
1813/Roger McDonald / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1815/Roger McDonald / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1817/Roger McDonald / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1818/Roger McDonald / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1820/Roger McDonald / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1821/Roger McDonald / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1823/Roger McDonald / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1826/Roger McDonald / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1827/Roger McDonald / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1828/Roger McDonald / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1829/Roger McDonald / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1830/Roger McDonald / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
The will of William Brown in about 1831, lists detail from the income of the sale of the Harrow.*
1833-34/ Roger McDonald, Harrow, 77 High Street, Poplar/../../Pigot’s Directory
1835/Thomas Smith/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1836/ Eleanor Smith, Harrow, 77 High Street, Poplar/../../Pigot’s Directory
1837/Mary Walker / Landlord’s Sister /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1839/John Abbott/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/John Abbott/../../../Post Office Directory **
1842/John Abbott/../../../Post Office Directory **
1842/John Abbott/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1842/John Abbott / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1843/John Abbott/../../../Post Office Directory
1843/John Abbott / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1843/Thomas Abbott / Son /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1843/Edward Jones / Potman /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1849/John Abbott / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1851/John Abbott/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/John Abbott/Beer Shop/66/Northampton/Census
1851/Susan Abbott/Wife/65/Lavenham, Suffolk/Census
1851/Frances Rutter/Daughter, Widow/31/Gibraltar/Census
1851/Mary Evans/Servant, Widow/40/Ireland/Census
1851/Thos Daly/Servant/27/Beckingham, Kent/Census
4th March 1858/John Williams/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
4th March 1858/George Ireland/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1860/George Ireland/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1860/John Ross/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1861/John Ross/Licensed Victualler/30/Scotland/Census
1861/Jane Ross/Wife/28/Deptford, Kent/Census
1861/John Ross/Son/3 months/Poplar/Census
1861/William Coram/Potman & Waiter/26/North Weald, Essex/Census
1861/Margaret Hallybone/General servant/19/Cumberland/Census
1862/John Ross/../../../Post Office Directory **
November 1863/John William Williams/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1863/George Budd/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
August 1864/George Budd/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1864/Henry Hodge/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
November 1865/Henry Hodge/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1865/Jeremiah Whalen/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
August 1867/Jeremiah Whalen/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1867/Richard Hughes/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
4th July 1868/William Walter Wooder/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
4th July 1868/Stephen English/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1869/Stephen English/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1870/Stephen English/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1870/Joseph Kayley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/Henry De Ritter/Publican/41/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Charlotte De Ritter/Wife/40/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sophia De Ritter/Daughter, Barmaid/16/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Amy De Ritter/Daughter/12/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary A De Ritter/Daughter/10/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas De Ritter/Son/7/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
23rd May 1874/Joseph Kayley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
23rd May 1874/James Pinn Rising & James Alexander Denner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
14th July 1874/James Plummer Rising and James Alexander Denner/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
14th July 1874/James Plummer Rising and William Henry Denner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
July 1875/William Henry Denner, late occupier/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1875/James Plummer Rising and John Stephen Davis, administrators of William Henry Denner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1876/Rising & Davis/../../../Post Office Directory
20th May 1876/Jas. Plummer Rising and John Stephen Davis/Outgoing Licensees/../../East London Observer +
20th May 1876/William Hall and John Stephen Davis/Incoming Licensees/../../East London Observer +
1881/Sydney C Hill/Licensed Victualler/33/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Hill/Wife/24/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Hill/Son/4/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Hill/Daughter/1/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Kate Ollyall/Servant/18/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Margaret Lovejoy/Servant/20/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Pearch/Servant/17/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1884/Hill, Davis & Co/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Smith & Davis/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Stoneham & Rogers/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Stoneham & Rogers/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Henry Rogers/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Frank Merton/Public House Manager/42/London/Census
1901/Ellen Merton/Wife/35/London/Census
1901/George Merton/Daughter/6/London/Census
1901/Leonard Merton/Son/3/London/Census
1901/Leslie Merton/Son/1/London/Census
1901/Elizabeth Griffiths/Domestic Servant/37/London/Census
1901/Lily Oatis/Domestic Servant/18/London/Census
1901/Edward Chapman/Barman/23/London/Census
1901/Robert Wallace/Barman/19/Limehouse, London/Census
1901/Charles Carter/Barman/27/Essex/Census
1910/Henry Rogers/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Thomas Salter/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Robert Salter/../../../Post Office Directory
Eastern Post 28 July 1917 - East London Licences. Many Transfers.
The Harrow, Poplar High street, from Thoma Salter and F L B Buyther to Thomas Salter, chairman of the East End Co-operative Society and Margeret Crowther
My mother, who was born in 1906, Maude Alexandra Esmond, lived at the pub from about 1912 with her uncle Charles Esmond, who was the publican, and his wife, Annie (his former housemaid), and his children, who were my mother's cousins. She was officially adopted by her uncle and was extremely happy there. Some years later, Charles Esmond left The Resolute and opened a bottle shop somewhere else. ***
I remember she used to talk about the pub during the first world war, and when the bombs were dropped the patrons would go into the cellar and pop the corks on the kegs and come back up all drunk and happy.
She always talked about the 100 steps she had to climb up to their accommodation at the top of the building and I know there were at least three levels to the building in those days. ***
1921/Leon Conrad/../../../Post Office Directory
The 1921 census at 210, High Street, Poplar
Leon Conrad, Licensed Victualler, aged 32 years 6 months, and born in City of London, Employer
Catharine Conrad, Wife, Licensed Victualler Assistant, L Conrad, aged 32 years 5 months, and born in City of London, Licensed Victualler
Alexander Conrad, Son, aged 9 years 7 months, and born in Whitechapel, London
Catherine Conrad, Daughter, aged 7 years, and born in St George's, London
John Wass,Nephew, Stick Maker A Conrad, aged 26 years 7 months, and born in St George's, London
Nellie Wass,Niece, Waitress, Slaters Ltd , aged 27 years 1 month, and born in City of London
1934/Mrs Violet Rose Davies/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Jn W Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Geo & Mrs Ada E Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory
1955 - 1957/N R Lawrence, the Resolute, 210 High street E14 - East 1429/../../BT Telephone Directory
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