Foresters, Church Street
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Foresters, Church Street
Image: © John Baker Taken: 1 Apr 2014
Foresters (at present clad in scaffolding), formerly the Foresters Public House, is a grade II listed building dating from the mid to late 16th century http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-366473-forresters-harwich-essex The building bears a plaque erected by the Harwich Society that reads “said to be the oldest house in Harwich (c 1460). The Foresters Arms was an ale house from 1800 to 1941, known locally as the “Old Drum and Monkey”. Seriously damaged by incenderies in World War 2, but restored in 1953 by Winifred Cooper, M.B.E, President of the Harwich Society, it remained her home for nearly 50 years. It is now the headquarters of the Harwich Society”. Of interest is the difference in the age of the building as far as the plaque and the British Listed Buildings website are concerned!
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Image Location
Latitude
51.945283
Longitude
1.288701