Wheatley Hospitality (2)
The George and Crown were our oldest inns. The King and Queen (the William and Mary sign of 1980 now shows Charles and Henrietta) and the White Hart were close behind. Mail was delivered and collected at the White Hart, …
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Wayside Inns
The old White Hart, Wheatley, 1822, drawn by James Buckler. It is on the site of the present Oxford House, High Street, opposite The Bell. The signboard names the landlord as George Crookes. Buckler also sketched the Manor House and …
Memories of Wheatley – December 1999
History is the overlap of memories. Richard Dumbelow of Wheatley, born in 1477 during the Wars of the Roses, lived for over a century, well into the reign of Elizabeth Tudor; as he died, Sybell Pangbourne was born in Holton …