Above photo, 1938.

Above photo 2006 by Dave Patten Creative Commons Licence.

Above photo 2007, by Steve Thoroughgood.

Information below by Mike Payne.

The Harrow, Northend Road.

The Harrow stood on the east side of Northend Road about half way between Colyers Lane and the railway embankment. It roughly occupied the site of Nos. 121-135 Northend Road today and in 1960 was 119 Northend Road. It started life as a beer house but was rebuilt in about 1904 as a full public house.

Like the "Plough," further along Northend Road towards Erith, The "Harrow" was officially in Crayford, and should not be confused with the "Harrow" at Abbey Wood which was in Erith!

The earliest references I have found are in 1851. The census lists Sarah Burton (58) as a beer house keeper; Kelly's Directory lists Mrs. Mary Burton as a beer retailer. I assume these refer to the same lady.

In 1857 the person in charge was Charles (or George, the reports differ) Jordan who was in breach of the Sunday trading laws.

By the time of the 1861 Census the Beer house keeper was Thomas Fordham (58) who in 1868 also fell foul of the Sunday trading laws. This must have aged him for in the 1871 Census he gave his age as 74!

In the 1881 Census we see that the keeper is now Joseph P Harris (58). He is also listed in the 1882 Kelly's Director (under Erith) as being the proprietor of the Harrow Tavern. In the 1891 Census Joseph Harris is shown as an innkeeper at the Harrow Inn, which was also referred to as 6 Perry Street.

By 1897 Henry Jeal had taken over as he was referred to in a report of a court case. In the 1899 Kelly's Directory (under Erith) he is listed as a beer retailer. In the 1901 Census, aged 45, he is listed as a publican at the Harrow Inn.

In the 1911 Census we find Horace Thomas Warren (29) as a beer retailer at The Harrow.

In the 1938 Kelly's Directory we find Arthur Kingston Garraway in charge and from the 1935 Registration we learn that he was aged 37.