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The Foresters Arms was situated at 5 Church Street and is now in residential use.

The plaque on the side of the building reads:

'Said to be the oldest house in Harwich (c1450), The Foresters Arms was an ale house from 1800 to 1941, known locally as The Old Drum & Monkey. Seriously damaged by incediaries in World War 2, but restored in 1953 by Winifred Cooper, MBE, President of The Harwich Society, it remained her home for nearly 50 years. It is now the headquarters of The Harwich Society.

This pub was opened in April 1876 by Daniel Barwood. Closed 28th July 1942.

www.harwichanddovercourt.co.uk (July 2011)

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