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Sort file:- Sittingbourne, September, 2021.

Page Updated:- Saturday, 11 September, 2021.

PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1832-

White Hart

Latest 1992

(Name to)

27 Crown Quay Lane / Water Lane in 1851Census

Sittingbourne

White Hart 1958

Above photo, circa 1958. From http://www.sittingbourne-museum.co.uk

White Hart sign 1986

Above sign, September 1986.

With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

 

The pub changed name to the "Barge" date unknown. The building has now been demolished, again date unknown but after 2005.

 

From the Kentish Gazette, February 1814.

EXTRAORDINARY SALE.

A few days since, the following extraordinary sale took place at the "White Hart," Sittingbourne.

A woman by the name of Coveney, was led by a halter into one of the rooms, and sold to the highest bidder, with her five children, a horse and cart, and all her household furniture.

A man at Newington was the purchaser, for the sum of ten pounds.

 

From the Kentish Gazette, 14 February 1843.

WHITE HART, SITTINGBOURN.

JOHN BROOK, HAVING taken the above House and Bowling Green, leading to Crown Quay, takes leave to inform the Public and Subscribers to the Green, that he hopes by assiduity, attention, and moderate charges, to merit a share of the public favour, and also that of his friends and the neighbourhood.
 

 

LICENSEE LIST

JARRETT Henry 1832-39+ Pigot's Directory 1832-34Pigot's Directory 1839

SMITH Thomas 1840+ Pigot's Directory 1840

BROOK John 1843+

FOORD William 1847+ Bagshaw's Directory 1847

CLINCH Charles 1851-58+ (age 28 in 1851Census) Post Office Directory 1855Melville's 1858

JOHNSON William 1862+ Post Office Directory 1862

ROOK Stephen 1871+ (age 48 in 1871Census)

ROOK William 1874+ Post Office Directory 1874

ROOK Louisa 1881-91 (widow and 52 in 1881Census) Post Office Directory 1882Post Office Directory 1891

CURLING Gilbert James 1891-99+ (age 30 in 1891Census) Kelly's 1899

CHAPMAN William 1903-22+ (age 68 in 1911Census) Post Office Directory 1903Kelly's 1903Post Office Directory 1913Post Office Directory 1918Post Office Directory 1922

HUGHES Mary A 1930+ Post Office Directory 1930

WATSON William W J 1938+ Post Office Directory 1938

BATES Freda Clara Mrs to Dec/1961 East Kent Gazette

BATES Anthony James Dec/1961+ East Kent Gazette

https://pubwiki.co.uk/WhiteHart.shtml

 

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

Pigot's Directory 1839From the Pigot's Directory 1839

Pigot's Directory 1840From the Pigot's Directory 1840

Bagshaw's Directory 1847From Bagshaw Directory 1847

Post Office Directory 1855From the Post Office Directory 1855

Melville's 1858From Melville's Directory 1858

Post Office Directory 1862From the Post Office Directory 1862

Post Office Directory 1874From the Post Office Directory 1874

CensusCensus

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

Post Office Directory 1891From the Post Office Directory 1891

Kelly's 1899From the Kelly's Directory 1899

Post Office Directory 1903From the Post Office Directory 1903

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

Post Office Directory 1913From the Post Office Directory 1913

Post Office Directory 1918From the Post Office Directory 1918

Post Office Directory 1922From the Post Office Directory 1922

Post Office Directory 1930From the Post Office Directory 1930

Post Office Directory 1938From the Post Office Directory 1938

East Kent GazetteEast Kent Gazette

 

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