WHITE HART INN Pub of Greenwich

DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Sort file:- Greenwich, April, 2024.

Page Updated:- Saturday, 27 April, 2024.

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Paul Skelton

Earliest 1690s-

White Hart Inn

Latest 1952+

1 (12) London Street (Stockwell Street 1823-1866)

208 Greenwich High Road (1930s)

Greenwich

Above engraving by Barker, W Bligh, circa 1830. Showing the "Mitre Arms" in the middle and I think "White Hart" on the left.

Above photo, circa 1919.

Above photo circa 1919.

Above photo circa 1930s.

Above photo 1967. Also showing the "Mitre" left.

White Hart 1970 shown white building far left in front of the office block (now gone).

Orr's Kentish Journal, 6 September 1862.

INQUEST.

An inquest was held on Monday by C. J. Carttar, Esq., at the "White Hart," Greenwich, on the body of a man named George Cowell, formerly of 77, Church-street, Greenwich. Dr. Creed who had attended the deceased, gave his opinion that he had committed suicide by taking poison whilst in a state of temporary insanity, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly.

Jacqueline Davies kindly writes to me who says she is interested in 17th century Greenwich and has been doing research from sources including a survey of East Greenwich Manor in a document titled "A survey of the Kings Lordship or Manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent made by Samuel Travers 1695-97."

She kindly sends me the following information:- "White Hart" held by John Deane. In 1863 The White Hart is on Weller’s map, on what looks like the same space as the "Spread Eagle."

Looking at the current picture of the "Spread Eagle" I wonder whether they used to be next door to each other and were eventually knock through into one? I need a photo of this one to solve that, I think.

Steve Mortimore tells me the following:- "The picture dated circa 1930s with the the boy with his hands in his pockets is the part in Stockwell road (obviously a massive pub) this would be nearly opposite the "Spread Eagle" (a bit further up and on the other side of the road). The "White Hart" was directly opposite the "Mitre" pub. The pub was demolished around 1971. The area was left as a rough car park and a flea market for many years. (Between demolition and 1988). The "Ibis Hotel" now stands on the site.