42 OLD INNfS OF WtMBORXE. 



building, and the side which forms part of the west boundary 

 of the Churchyard adds its share to the picturesque view from 

 the High Street. 



Almost adjoining the "George" on the west side of 

 the Corn Market stands the " White Hart," a low two-storied 

 building of considerable age. From its position we may 

 surmise that its history goes back a long way; but I have been 

 unable to find it mentioned by name in old records. It is 

 probable that the " White Horse " mentioned in a Church rate 

 of 1663 refers to this inn. If so, it was the third in importance 

 in the parish, ranking after the " Crown " and the " George." 

 The rooms in this inn are both numerous and quaint. The 

 bar parlour, which used to contain high-backed seats on each 

 side of the open fire, has a heavy beam supporting the ceiling. 

 Where this runs over the windows it is supported from below 

 by a square iron bar let into the window sill. To this massive 

 iron bar, tradition relates, the Parish Beadle used to handcuff 

 offenders who were waiting their turn to serve their sentences 

 in the stocks outside. (The stocks themselves, in a fair state 

 of preservation, are in the possession of the Lord of the Manor, 

 at Dean's Court). In the north-west corner of the Corn 

 Market stands a very old pair of cottages, which formerly as 

 one building constituted the " Greyhound Inn." The central 

 brick chimney-stack and the view of the building from the 

 garden behind are worth noting, as the days of this structure 

 are numbered. The late Mr. Symonds showed me the title 

 deeds of this inn of 1643. Early in the 19th Century the 

 business of the inn was removed to Cheapside, where in 1833 

 the business was bought outright by Mrs. Jeremiah Gasser and 

 converted into a china and glass shop. The business was 

 carried on by her daughter, Miss Gasser, till a few years ago, 

 when, at her decease, Messrs. W T . and M. Kerridge established 

 themselves there as silversmiths and watchmakers. 



Passing down the narrow Cook's Row (the name of the 

 street can be traced back to 1363) to the High Street, and 

 turning towards the Square, we notice the "Albion Inn" on 

 our right. This is an insignificant remainder of the " New Inn," 



