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Picture source: John Coombs |
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The White Hart was situated on North Road and
closed in the 1960s.
My Great Grandfather was the Landlord of this pub in around
1918. My Grandfather lived opposite until 1967. |
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Source: Peter Neal |
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The little joker in the middle of the front row
with the pipe is Fred Bidwell, licensee, his son (also Fred) once told me
his nickname was the ‘Chinaman’, I suppose in a bad light he could have been
assumed to be of oriental persuasion. He lived opposite the “Hart” until his
demise which was during my tenancy, probably around 1970, His two sons used
to visit him frequently and often came in to the pub for a drink. |
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John
Coombs (August 2014) |
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The licensee of the Beerhouse in 1861
was George Champness. Since closing in 2005 the pub has been demolished.The
licensee applied for voluntary liquidation in May 2015, but the pub had
virtually ceased trading long before that date. In January 2016 the site
returned to the management of the Rutlish Foundation, the freeholders of the
site. The Foundation being a local educational charity, set up from a
bequest from William Rutlish, Court embroiderer to King Charles II.
It is tragic that the pub has had to close because I have managed to trace
its history back to at least 1700, when it was a stopping point for horse
drawn coaches, travelling form London to Guilford/Portsmouth. The horses
were rested in stables where the car park is currently sited, whilst the
passengers rested in the first floor rooms above the pub before continuing
on their travels. |
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Elaine Jackson
(March 2020) |
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