*Note: it is now clear that there were TWO early pubs called the White Hart, operating at the same time. Marlow people weren't very good at distinctive pub naming. There were two Three Horseshoes at the same time too and both a Travelers's Rest and a Traveller's Friend, an Upper Crown and a Lower Crown.
White Hart number one, Dean Street side of the road.
1732- Robert Menday. Note: this White Hart building was standing by the 1670s but it is not until this date that I can say that it was certainly used as a "pub" and also certainly called the White Hart.
1732- Robert Menday.
1745- Mr Menday. Has its own brewhouse as many licenced premises still brewed on the premises.
1761 - John Dormer "North side of Chapel End"
1823 - Mary Fletcher. She was the elderly widow of Charles Fletcher who may well have run the pub before her. A Charles Fletcher was listed as a Marlow publican in 1798. Mary's husband died in 1818. Mary was nee Huntingdon.
1824- Mary Fletcher
1831 Pigots Directory - Mary Fletcher
1833 Mary Fletcher. She died in 1837.
1839 - T.O Fletcher. This was Thomas Oxlade Fletcher son of Mary above.
1840, March - pub suffered a break in with beer, mutton, and bread stolen.
1844 - William Plumridge (also a bricklayer) May have taken over in 1839- he was certainly in Chapel Street from at least that year. William was responsible for building of the Wheatsheaf pub and adjoining cottages in what was then known as Strong Beer Acre. His son, also William, builds and runs The Duke of Cambridge, while daughter Amelia briefly ran the Star Of The Town pub with her husband Henry Judge and daughter Caroline became landlady of the Red Lion in West Street.
1846 - William Plumridge fined 40s plus costs for allowing a "very extensive system of card playing" to be continually going on at his premises. The landlords of Cross Keys, Travellers Rest and The Nags Head were also caught in same sweep.
1852 - William Plumridge
1854 - William Plumridge
1859 - 1. Mary and Henry Plumridge. 2. Edward James Flint
1861 - Edward J Flint (born London, wife Ellen) Also embroider.
1863 - Edward James Flint
1869 - Edward J Flint
1872 - Edward James Flint
1877 - Ellen Flint, wife of above.
1877 - Mrs Ellen Flint
1880 - 1. Ellen Flint 2. Thomas Parsons
1882 - John Chappell (see separate post
here for more on him and his family)
1892 - Mr Chapel
1896 - Take a deep breath - John Chappell transfers premises in March to William Thomas Pearce (temporary) who transfers it to George Newman in November. Newman is refused a permanent licence so premises goes to Arthur Wallace.
1897 - Thomas Lay
1899 - Thomas Lay then W. Dominic Westcott, then Thomas Webb.
1903 - Thomas Webb
1907 - Thomas Webb
1908- James Pullen
1909- Closed under licencing reforms. Described as an "ale house" on its closure. Last tenant - James Pullen.
Second White Hart, Chapel Street - you could also call it in Spittal Square. This pub almost certainly became the Cross Keys circa 1839.
1823 - Thomas Archer
1827- Mrs Archer "of the White Hart" died. This was Hannah Archer, wife of Thomas. She was aged 66 at burial. For more on this couple's granddaughter Emma, whose husband was transported see
here and for their granddaughter Sarah see
here.
1829 - Thomas Archer. Also posting house. In this year Thomas is fined 40s for keeping a disorderly house as he had allowed "loose women" and other troublemakers to remain on the premises while behaving in a disreputable way.
1830 - Thomas Archer
1831 - Pigots Directory - Thomas Archer
1833 - Thomas Archer. He died in 1838 aged 76.
See the
Cross Keys landlords listing / history for probable continued history of these premises.
Researched by Charlotte and Kathryn Day
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SELECTED SOURCES
1853 Mussons and Cravens Commercial Directory. (Compiled 1852)
Kelly's Post Office Directory 1859, 1863, 1864, 1877, 1899, 1903,1907
Robson's Directory 1839
Numerous cross referenced wills, property deeds, and the like.
Pigots Directory 1823, 1830,1831,1844
Census 1871,1881,1891
Contemporary newspaper reports, licencing hearings, court case reports and advertisements accessed via the BNA:
Windsor and Eton Express, December 12th 1828, & Jan 9th 1909, held at British Library Archive and accessed via the BNA.
South Bucks Standard 22 May, 6 November, 18 December 1896, 19 May 1899, as above.
Berkshire Chronicle, 24 February 1846, as above.
Bucks Gazette 12 December 1829, as above
Bucks Herald 23 July 1859, 11 July 1874, as above
1833 Parish Assessment, Charlotte's transcription from original rough draft.
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