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Hackney Index
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 **
White Hart, Lower Clapton Road, circa 1890
Kindly provided by Colleen
White Hart, 231 Lower Clapton Road - in November 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hackney, Middlesex - now in East London. The Hackney, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
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 ****
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 **
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 ****
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 ****
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 ****
* Provided By Linda
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Hilary Thomas
**** Provided By Kevan