The White Hart
The "Publican" at the White Hart in 1841 was 55-year old Ann Lloyd. In 1851, 48-year old Henry Martin was the victualler at the White Hart, with his wife Mary from Midhurst and their three children. James Mumford was the 37-year old licensee in 1901. For many years there was a curved "R.A.C." sign straddling the entrance to the White Hart car park, indicating its origins as a coaching inn. Forty years ago, the present L-shaped bar was divided into two by a kind of wrought iron, see-through panel. The restaurant on the right-hand side of the pub was half its present size, the back half being a separate, little-used area with a glass roof. The landlord at that time was a Portuguese restaurateur called Mario and, since his day, the pub has seen several changes of management until its acquisition by the Dorset brewery, Hall & Woodhouse.
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White Hart interior 1: Two pictures of the White Hart interior from 2015. This one shows a view of the main bar and the entrance from near the fireplace.
White Hart interior 2: This photo shows the main bar, looking towards the fireplace from the main entrance.
White Hart 1: A photo of the Hart from 1870, looking towards the north-east. Ivy Cottage stands back and hidden to the right of the White Hart, and the white house on the right of Ivy Cottage is on the site of the present One Stop.
White Hart 2: A view down the High Street, looking south, dated 1875. The old houses marking the site of One Stop are clearly visible.
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White Hart 1, 2, 3: The White Hart dates from the 17th century and stands at the upper end of Henfield High Street, facing Church Street. The building is in two parts, has an oak-beamed interior, and is faced with brickwork and 'mathematical' tiles.
White Hart 4, 6: These photographs show the damage caused one New Year's Eve in the 1990s, when wind and structural weaknesses sent the chimney on the north end of the roof crashing down into the fireplace. Luckily, nobody was hurt and a squarer and more modern version of the chimney was rebuilt - twice, because the first rebuilding was faulty.
White Hart 5: This drawing of the pub was made - as it says on the drawing itself - by A. Elliot on 25th August 1897.
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White Hart: This black & white photo dates from 1965.
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White Hart 1: A coloured postcard from around the 1910s, judging by the look of the car. Furners Lane is on the left of the picture, showing the trees on the edge of the old orchard. The end wall of the pub is covered in ivy, with Ivy Cottage visible on the right. The hanging sign over what is now the car park entrance probably says "RAC". The "Birthday Greetings" writing on the card was done after the card was printed - written with sticky ink and then dusted with gold tinsel.
White Hart 2: This photo is dated 1875 and was taken from across the High Street in Church Street, by Cruttenden's Corner. The Horsham slab roofing on the left-hand side of the building looks a little shaky and unstable, and the right-hand chimney and walls are covered in ivy.
White Hart 3: This photo is dated 1890 and looks north and east to the pub and beyond to Furners Lane and its orchard field. The ivy still covers the pub chimney, wall and Ivy Cottage next door. The sign over Thorns' butchers shows where the shop was - now the current "Full Of Beans" coffee shop on the corner of Church street.
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White Hart 1: This bunting in the colours of the Italian flag, in this photo of 12th March 2016, was out for an Italian event in the village on the following day, Sunday 13th.
White Hart 2: A rather battered photograph of the pub from 1970. At the very left of the photo you can see Robins shop - now Old Dairy Cottages - at the corner of Furners Lane.
White Hart flowers: A view of the pub's floral display in mid-July 2016.
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White Hart: A rare view of the whole façade of the pub on a spring afternoon. Late March 2019.
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White Hart interior 1: Two pictures of the White Hart interior from 2015. This one shows a view of the main bar and the entrance from near the fireplace.
White Hart interior 2: This photo shows the main bar, looking towards the fireplace from the main entrance.
White Hart 1: A photo of the Hart from 1870, looking towards the north-east. Ivy Cottage stands back and hidden to the right of the White Hart, and the white house on the right of Ivy Cottage is on the site of the present One Stop.
White Hart 2: A view down the High Street, looking south, dated 1875. The old houses marking the site of One Stop are clearly visible.
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White Hart 1, 2, 3: The White Hart dates from the 17th century and stands at the upper end of Henfield High Street, facing Church Street. The building is in two parts, has an oak-beamed interior, and is faced with brickwork and 'mathematical' tiles.
White Hart 4, 6: These photographs show the damage caused one New Year's Eve in the 1990s, when wind and structural weaknesses sent the chimney on the north end of the roof crashing down into the fireplace. Luckily, nobody was hurt and a squarer and more modern version of the chimney was rebuilt - twice, because the first rebuilding was faulty.
White Hart 5: This drawing of the pub was made - as it says on the drawing itself - by A. Elliot on 25th August 1897.
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White Hart: This black & white photo dates from 1965.
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White Hart 1: A coloured postcard from around the 1910s, judging by the look of the car. Furners Lane is on the left of the picture, showing the trees on the edge of the old orchard. The end wall of the pub is covered in ivy, with Ivy Cottage visible on the right. The hanging sign over what is now the car park entrance probably says "RAC". The "Birthday Greetings" writing on the card was done after the card was printed - written with sticky ink and then dusted with gold tinsel.
White Hart 2: This photo is dated 1875 and was taken from across the High Street in Church Street, by Cruttenden's Corner. The Horsham slab roofing on the left-hand side of the building looks a little shaky and unstable, and the right-hand chimney and walls are covered in ivy.
White Hart 3: This photo is dated 1890 and looks north and east to the pub and beyond to Furners Lane and its orchard field. The ivy still covers the pub chimney, wall and Ivy Cottage next door. The sign over Thorns' butchers shows where the shop was - now the current "Full Of Beans" coffee shop on the corner of Church street.
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White Hart 1: This bunting in the colours of the Italian flag, in this photo of 12th March 2016, was out for an Italian event in the village on the following day, Sunday 13th.
White Hart 2: A rather battered photograph of the pub from 1970. At the very left of the photo you can see Robins shop - now Old Dairy Cottages - at the corner of Furners Lane.
White Hart flowers: A view of the pub's floral display in mid-July 2016.
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White Hart: A rare view of the whole façade of the pub on a spring afternoon. Late March 2019.