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80 Chatham Hill (White Horse Hill 1828)
Chatham
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above photo showing the former "White Horse" kindly sent by Sam Fitzgerald. |
Above Google image, June 2017. |
The Licensing
Records of 1872 stated the premises held a Full License and was owned by
Edward Winch of Chatham.
In the 1903 directory the address was given as 29 Chatham Hill.
The pub is now unfortunately closed and has become a Domino's Pizza
House.
During the 1970s I am told it was run by a German who previously ran a
club in Dartford.
I will be adding the historical information when I find or are sent it,
but this project is a very big one, and I do not know when or where the
information will come from.
All emails are answered.
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Reading Mercury, Monday 19th February 1776.
Yesterday morning a man was found on Chatham Hill, with a pistol line by his face, and
all the other part of his head, from his lower jaw, blown entirely 2
pieces, so bad that it cannot be discovered what age he maybe semi-:
he appears he speaks his appearance he speaks that of a gentleman.
He was conveyed to the "White Horse" at Chatham Hill, and every method
is taken to trace out the particulars.
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Kentish Chronicles, 21 February, 1794.
Died.
The same day died here, Mrs. Bushell, wife of Mr. John Bushell, many
years master of the "Horse Inn," and coach-maker of this town, but
who had lately declined business.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 18 July 1837.
On Wednesday the "White Horse" public house, on Chatham hill, was
broken open, and a quantity of salt meat, cheese, a cask of about
five gallons of rum, a bottle of bitters, and a bottle of cloves,
stolen out of the cellar. A man named Henry Polley, residing many
years near the "White Lion," has been apprehended, part of the salt
pork being distinctly traced to his hands early on the morning of
Monday, under very suspicious circumstances; he was on Wednesday
committed by the Rev. George Davies and Colonel Best, two of the
county justices, for trail at the assizes for housebreaking. The
prisoner’s parents were respectable, and resided in Chatham many
years; but he has a brother lying in Maidstone gaol for trial at the
assizes for highway robbery.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 17 June 1845.
An Inquest was held on Friday week at the "White Horse Inn,"
Chatham, on the body of William Austin, 18, son of a lime-burner,
who was found absolutely roasted the preceding day on the top of
Mr. Ward’s kiln. The deceased was identified only by a portion of
his trousers left untouched by the fire. He had been at a
public-house in the neighbourhood on Wednesday evening, and having
got tipsy, is supposed to have proceeded to the kiln, laid down for
the night, and having fallen asleep, became suffocated by the gas
from the furnace.
Verdict "Accidental Death." |
LICENSEE LIST
BUSHELL Mr pre 1794
KEMBSLEY George 1828+
(White Horse Hill)
BLACKMAN Thomas 1832+
(Chatham Hill)
KILLICK Thomas 1838+
BUNYARD William 1851+ (widower age 26 in 1861 )
WHIBLEY Richard 1858-65 dec'd (age 40 in 1861)
 
ANNETT William to 1872
HOLLOWAY Henry 1872-74+
HADLOW George 1881-82+ (age 51 in 1881)
MELTON Henry 1882+
JARRETT Horace 1891
WALLINGTON Charles 1891-1903+ (age 45 in 1891)
 
WALKER Arthur B 1913-38+
   
CHAPMAN William George 1955+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/WhiteHorse.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/whitehorse.html
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
Wright's
Topography 1838
From Melville's Directory 1858
Census
From the Post Office Directory 1862
Licensing
Records 1872
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Post Office Directory 1891
From the Post Office Directory 1903
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From the Post Office Directory 1930
From the Post Office Directory 1938
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