Welcome To The White Hart

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A brief History of the White Hart

Reproduced from West Mersea Council’s website

“The White Hart is probably the oldest pub on the island – an inner section of the saloon bar has been dated back to the 13th century – there is a strange and small stained glass window of some age there – now covered up.

The pub has been an Inn and is, of course, haunted. Firstly by Mrs D’Wit wife of General D’Wit who did not die in the pub but at home in her bed – nevertheless she vainly seeks her ne’er do well husband who habitually stayed drinking after hours. She wears a blue velvet gown and holds a blue velvet muff.

The cellar is haunted by a big fat labrador dog – which, I’m told, belonged to one time Landlord Leo Smith.

One of the upstairs rooms apparently has a spooky atmosphere. The story goes that about a hundred years ago it was slept in by a Honeymoon couple. They checked out and left by pony and trap, but when they reached the Strood a wind blew up – which frightened the horse – and they were thrown into the Strood channel and drowned.

The White Hart is the emblem of Richard ll with whom Mersea had a Charter.”

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