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Page Updated:- Sunday, 12 September, 2021.

PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1780-

White Hart

Closed 1901+

39 High Street

Dartford

Dartford pubs drawing 1798

Above engraving 1798, showing what I believe to be the following signs and building attached:- (Red) "Bull's Head," (Yellow) "Black Boy," (Torquoise) "Royal Exchange," (Orange) "New Inn," "Dark Blue) "White Hart," (Pink) "Crown," (Green) "Kentish Arms."

Dartford pubs 1798

Above photo, 1899, showing Mrs. lewis and family.

 

Bromley & District Times 08 May 1896.

DARTFORD SESSIONS. WITHOUT THEIR MUZZLES.

Includes:- Abraham W Harris, of the "White Hart" public-house, Dartford, fined 7s 6d. and the costs for contravening the dog muzzling order.

 

From an email received 23 July, 2014.

I believe that the pub was run by my 2nd Great Grandfather, Moses Thurgood during the period 1861 to 2nd April 1884 when he died. I do not know anything at the "White Hart" other than the fact it was demolished in the 1920's. The site is below an existing road in the area.

Moses spelt his surname as THURGOOD but later named all of his children with the surname THOROGOOD. This maybe because his parents could not read or write. If you could provide me with any details that you have to date I would be obliged as I am writing to somebody in Australia who has an interest in Moses.

Regards and best wishes,

Terry Sales.

 

From an email received 1 July 2016.

Hello,

Can you please put me in touch with Terry Sales, as Moses Thurgood/Thorogood is my great grandfather. My grandmother was Rosina Fanny Thorogood. I’ve done a family tree on Ancestry.

Also I would really like to know who else in Australia is interested in Moses! I must have close family here.

I live in Adelaide, South Australia, but coming to Dartford for a visit in June.

Please email me at the address below.

Marion Hoenig

 

The pub was closed by the 1920s for road improvements which now covers the site. Although it is suggested by Michael Norman that it actually closed as early as 1901.

See Dartford Map 1905.

 

LICENSEE LIST

SHARP Mr 1858+

Last pub licensee had THOROGOOD Moses 1861-May/84 dec'd (age 44 in 1861Census)

THOROGOOD Maryann May 1884-91+ (widow age 64 in 1891Census)

HARRIS Abraham W 1896+

JEWISS Charles N 1899-1903+ Kelly's 1903

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

http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/whitehart.html

 

CensusCensus

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

 

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