The White Horse Inn - Great North Road, Eaton Socon, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
N 52° 12.769 W 000° 17.430
30U E 685108 N 5788168
This blue plaque appears on the historic White Horse public house in Eaton Socon.
Waymark Code: WMAQRT
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/14/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Touchstone
Views: 3

The plaque reads:

'Eatons Community Association

The White Horse Inn

This old coaching inn on the
Great North Road has been used for centuries
by travellers on the London to York stage.
Guests that have stopped at the White Horse include
Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys and
HRH the Queen of Norway (1937).
Charles Dickens, in his novel 'Nicholas Nickleby',
has Wackford Squeers dining with his
pupils at Eton Slocomb on
their way north.

A Local Heritage Initiative Project'
Blue Plaque managing agency: Eatons Community Association

Individual Recognized: The White Horse Inn

Physical Address:
103 Great North Road
Eaton Socon
St Neots, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom
PE19 8EL


Web Address: [Web Link]

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