DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Sort file:- Canterbury, June, 2021.

Page Updated:- Saturday, 05 June, 2021.

PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton & Rory Kehoe

Earliest 1878-

White Horse

Latest 1969

75 Wincheap Street

Canterbury

Canterbury map 1874

Above map, 1874, by courtesy of Canterbury Library.

White Horse 1965

Above photograph taken by Edwards Wilmot in 1965.

White Horse 1961

Above photo, 1961, kindly sent by Tim Timpson.

 Also showing the "Royal George" right, and "King's Head" left.

King's Head 2009

Above image from Google, September 2009, showing the former "White Horse" a few doors away from the "King's Head."

Former White Horse 2017

Above photo, August 2017, kindly taken and sent by Rory Kehoe.

White Horse card

The above sign, wasn't actually designed and released by Whitbread, but has been designed by Robert Greenham in the same style as the card sets they distributed as a representation of what the sign looked like. Robert says:- This was based on the image which appeared on Whitbread's metal map for East Kent which was painted by D. W. Burley in 1950, on commission from Whitbread.

Whitbread metal map 1950

The above metal map, kindly sent by Robert Greenham was released, in 1950 and painted by D. W. Burley, and was titled Inn-Signia of Whitbread Houses in East Kent, Whitbread & Co Ltd. The Inn Signs designed by:- M. C. Balston, Vena Chalker, Kathleen M Claxton, K. M. Doyle, Ralph Ellis, Marjorie Hutton, Harvey James, Prudence Rae-Martin, Violet Rutter, L. Toynbee and Kit Watson.

 

The buildings in this area have changed their numbers on several occasions, in 1878 the "White Horse" was listed as being number 75 and 76 and at the time were being knocked into one to make the one house. In 1960 the house numbers changed once again, the pub changing from 198 to 83.

The building is considered to be of 16th or 17th century and according to the book the Inns of Canterbury by Edward Wilmot, 1988, was scheduled to become an ancient monument at that time. However, in his other book The Lost Pubs of Canterbury he suggests it was previously the "Havelock," which I am not yet convinced about.

The pub unfortunately closed in 1969.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

PENTECOST Joseph 1874-82+ Post Office Directory 1874CensusPost Office Directory 1882 (also carrier)

TERRY Thomas 1889+ Historic Canterbury web site

NEVARD Walter 1917+ Historic Canterbury web site

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

 

Post Office Directory 1874From the Post Office Directory 1874

CensusCensus

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

Historic Canterbury web siteHistoric Canterbury web site www.machadoink.com

 

If anyone should have any further information, or indeed any pictures or photographs of the above licensed premises, please email:-

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