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(Finglesham)
Above picture shows (almost) the original White Horse at Finglesham. The
pub would have been to the left of the picture, the sign just showing.
The original public house has long been replaced with houses as shown in
the photograph below, and is almost opposite the Crown.
Above photograph by Paul Skelton, 16 May 2009.
The above aerial photograph shows the Crown, top centre and the
houses bottom left, where the original White Horse used to stand.
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The above photographs have been taken from the Jazz web site:-
http://www.jazzpilgrims.co.uk.htm
The top photo is circa 1950. The picture of the inn is from the Bill
Barnacle collection, being a memento from the landlord as Bill had his
reception there the previous year.
The sign above is a Whitbread Inn sign of the White Horse no 44 from
the third series of 50 in metal.
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From "Inns of Kent"; Whitbread & Co. Ltd.; 1948.
After Barham it was something of a revolution in ideas to seek out the
mining districts of Kent, so little known, so vital to the country's
needs and, in a way, so odd. As a comparison the Forest of Dean mines
come to mind, where slums exist in an earthly paradise; but at Aylesham,
which was built and laid out in the twenties of this century, will be
found a clean modem township with all the amenities of suburbia. The
coast lies within a few miles, and it is surrounded by Kent and all the
name implies. The "Greyhound" at Aylesham was designed with the town, is
run for the miners and gives all the service required of a miners' inn.
The "White Horse" at Finglesham serves the Betteshanger Colliery in much
the same capacity. ...
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 10
February, 1950.
ANNUAL LICENSING REPORT
A petition with 225 signatures was produced by Fred Green in support of
an application for the "White Horse," Finglesham under the 1921 Act, to
grant 8½ hours for drinking each day, making the present
Summer Time extensions operative all year round.. The Clerk to the
Parish Council had written wishing the landlord every success.- Approved,
subject to an additional monopoly value of £650.
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The White Horse at Finglesham, near Deal, was once a great venue for jazz
with the Pete Rose Jazz Band on Friday nights. Unfortunately, shortly after
March 1982, the inn burnt down with only the chimney stack remaining.
Above aerial photo is of the latter-day White Horse at Finglesham,
before the fire that destroyed it circa 1982.
 Above photograph by Paul Skelton 16 May 2009, showing the spot
that once occupied the White Horse. |
LICENSEE LIST
FRENCH Archibald to May/1943+
FOSTER William May/1943+
GARTON Kathleen 1974+
(Northbourne) Fremlins
Library archives 1974
From the Dover Express
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