The Harrow The Harrow is over 200 years old, although a Public House is known to have stood on this site for longer. The original Harrow consisted of just the larger downstairs bar. The back bar which must be one of the smallest in the City was once a tailors shop where Oliver Goldsmith's tailor worked. As the newspaper industry grew, so did the number of people in the area, the pub was extended into this adjoining shop. The story goes that his ghost may still be heard at work here.