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The White Hart Public House, Stotfold

Information taken from Stotfold Pubs and Publicans by Bert Hyde. 

The White Hart Public House: 54 High Street, Stotfold

The White Hart was located at 54 High Street, it opened in 1865 and closed in 1890. Sometime before 1906 until 1931 it was Stotfold’s Post Office and is sometimes still known as the Old Post Office.

Licensees: note that this is not a complete list and that dates in italics are not necessarily beginning or end dates, merely the first/last date which can be confirmed from sources such as directories and deeds.

1865 – Charles Brockett
1875 - 1877 – William Brockett
1881 – Fanny Brockett
1888 – John Thomas Goodcliffe
 

List of sources at Bedfordshire Archives: 

  • CRT169/20: Auction sale catalogue for 'Nine freehold and copyhold and twelve leasehold public and beer houses inc. The White Hart 1872
  • HF147/8/1404: Information of Frederick Brockett of the White Hart, Stotfold, 1877
  • QSR1888/4/2/1: Appeal regarding the refusal of a license to the White Hart, Stotfold, 1888