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244-246 The Street
Boughton Under Blean
01227 751343
https://www.whitehorsecanterbury.co.uk/
https://whatpub.com/white-horse
Above postcard, taken on Hospital Sunday, March 1913, kindly sent by Marie Rook. |
Above photo, March 1913. |
Above photo, date unknown, kindly sent by Marie Rook. |
Above postcard circa 1912, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above postcard, 1934, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo 2005. |
Above photo 2007 by Bill Henderson
Creative Commons Licence. |
Above photo 2022, by Shepherd Neame. |
 
Above sign left, September 1986. Sign right, October 1991.
With thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com. |
Above sign, 2010. |
Above map 1896, annotated by Rory Kehoe. |
The White Horse was a one time coaching inn mentioned in Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales.
It was the setting for the inquests which followed the Courtenay riots
and the Battle of Bossenden Wood. This established fifteenth century inn was
partly gutted by fire in 1984, but survived to trade another day.
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Extract from the will of William Ruck 1571.
Will Ruck William Boughton under Blean 1571 1571 PRC/32/31/326.
White Horse.
Item, I do will and do give unto WILLIAM, my son, all that my
messuage or tenement commonly named the "White Horse" situate and
being within the said parish of Boughton in the Street named
Boughton Street aforesaid, together with all houses, buildings,
yards, closes, orchards, gardens, eight [8] acres of arable and
meadow land, and all other hereditaments whatsoever to the said
messuage or tenement belonging which I lately purchased of RICHARD
PORREDGE, to have and to hold unto the said WILLIAM and to his heirs
forever. Also, I will and bequeath unto the said WILLIAM, my son,
three score [60] pounds of lawful money of England to be paid unto
him by my Executor within one year and and half next after my
decease.
A continuation of this will can be read
from this link to the "Bell."
Seems our William Ruck had 3 pubs in total, the others
called the "Bell,"
in Boughton Under Blean and the "White
Horse" in Chilham.
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Kentish Gazette, 27 March, 1792.
To be Sold to the Best Bidder, at the "Rose Inn," in the City of
Canterbury, on Monday the 2nd day of April next,
between the hours of 11 in the forenoon, and 3 in the afternoon, by
Richard Staines, Auctioneer, the following
Freehold Estates.
Lot 3. Three several Messuages or Tenements, near or adjoining
together (one of them formerly the "White
Horse") and the buildings, yards, gardens, ground and appurtenances
thereunto respectively belonging, situate
and being in the parish of Hernehill, in the said county (at or near
a place called Staple Street) and now in the
several occupations of William Fox, George Wightwick, and John Carr.
(I am assuming this is the same "White
Horse," but not yet definite due to the words formerly. Paul
Skelton.) I have reference to a "White
Horse" at Faversham" and also a "White
Horse" at Ospringe.
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Kentish Chronicle, 8 December, 1829.
Death.
Lately, at the "White Horse," Boughton, Thomas Jarman Halke, aged 53
years.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 3 June 1845.
Boughton Blean.
An application has been made by Mr. Cole, of the "White Horse Inn,"
to open a lodge of the "Manchester Unity of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows," and in order to further that object, a meeting is held
every Saturday evening at that house, to receive the name and
deposit of any person who may feel desirous to join the order,
preparatory to the opening of a lodge which is expected to take
place on Thursday, the 18th of July next. Nearly twenty have already
enrolled their names of candidates, and at present the business is
under the control of a president, vice president, and secretary. It
is expected that upwards of 30 will have paid their entrance money,
and be ready for initiation, on the day the lodge is opened.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 2 September 1845.
GRAVENEY, HERNHILL, AND BOUGHTON UNDER BLEAN.
ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By Messrs MINTER and SON,
AT the "Ship Inn," FAVERSHAM, on THURSDAY the 9th of OCTOBER, 1845,
at Twelve o’clock precisely, the following valuable FREEHOLD and
LEASEHOLD ESTATES, IN LOTS:-
Lot 3— The "White Horse" PUBLIC HOUSE, with Coach-house, Stables.
Buildings, Yard, Garden, and slip of Orchard Ground, situate in
Boughton Street, in the Parish of BOUGHTON-UNDER-THE-BLEAN, in the
County of Kent, and now in the occupation of James Cole Let with Lot
6 at £25 per annum.
Printed Particulars and Conditions may be had ten days previous to
the Sale on application at the "Ship Inn," or to the Auctioneers,
Faversham; or Messrs Plummer and Son, Solicitors, Canterbury, at
whose Office further particulars may be known.
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From the
https://www.kentonline.co.uk By Jack Dyson, 13 May 2022.
The White Horse in Boughton-under-Blean, near Faversham, reopens after revamp.
A 15th century village pub has finally reopened its doors after
being transformed into a boutique hotel, restaurant and bar.
The White Horse in Boughton-under-Blean, near Faversham, is back up
and running following the completion of an eight-month revamp.
One of the rooms inside the newly revamped The White Horse in
Boughton-under-Blean, near Faversham. Picture: Shepherd Neame.
The Grade II-listed site - which was a coaching inn hundreds of
years ago - has been turned into what owners describe as a "premium"
cocktail bar and restaurant, offering 13 guest beds and a treatment
room.
Husband-and-wife licensees Andrew and Natalie Hennessy, who already
run gastropub The East Kent in Whitstable, say the development was a
labour of love.
“When I first visited the pub as it was before, I could see it in my
mind just as it is now," Natalie said.
"But being eight months pregnant at the time, I couldn’t get on with
it as quickly as I wanted to.”
The White Horse, which is a Shepherd Neame business, was mentioned
in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, before being the scene of
inquests held following the Battle of Bossenden Wood in 1838.
Husband-and-wife licensees Andrew and Natalie Hennessy have
transformed The White Horse near Faversham. Picture: Shepherd Neame.
The White Horse in Boughton-under-Blean, near Faversham, dates back
to the 1400s. Picture: Shepherd Neame.
The Hennessys have added to the historic building a so-called
"honesty pantry" upstairs for overnight guests to enjoy snacks and
drinks at any time.
Led by head chef Natalie, the brand-new kitchen will serve meals
inspired by her classic French training, along with light meals and
Kentish cream teas.
She also has strong familial ties to the area, as her
great-grandfather ran two pubs in the village and her aunt
previously worked at The White Horse.
“When I was a teenager I said to my mum and dad 'I will have a
pub',” Natalie added.
“I achieved that with The East Kent, but I always wanted something
with rooms; I wanted to provide the best possible guest experience.
“There was also such a connection to this place - this was always
meant to be.
"Reopening The White Horse as it is now is actually achieving a
long-time goal.”
Punters will also have the chance to book massages or facials in the
premises' Nest treatment room when it opens later this summer.
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LICENSEE LIST
RUCK William to 1571
FROST Ts. 1828+
SMITH Richard William 1832+
COLE James 1841-62+ (age 50 in 1851 )
LE MOND Edward 1881-82+ (age 69 in 1881)
KING James 1891-1903+
(age 71 in 1901)
MILES John 1911+ (age 43 in 1911)
CULVER William James 1913+
DENCE Harry 1922+
TURNER T G 1934+
DAVIS Stephen Frank 1938+
HENNESSY Andrew & Natalie 2022+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/WhiteHorse.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
From the Kelly's Directory 1913
Census
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