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Sir John Franklin

A Grade II Listed Building in Swanscombe, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4534 / 51°27'12"N

Longitude: 0.2817 / 0°16'54"E

OS Eastings: 558631

OS Northings: 175177

OS Grid: TQ586751

Mapcode National: GBR X5.3PT

Mapcode Global: VHHNV.TQSQ

Plus Code: 9F32F73J+8M

Entry Name: Sir John Franklin

Listing Date: 17 March 1982

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1085785

English Heritage Legacy ID: 172735

ID on this website: 101085785

Location: Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent, DA9

County: Kent

District: Dartford

Civil Parish: Swanscombe and Greenhithe

Built-Up Area: Swanscombe

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Greenhithe St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

Tagged with: Pub

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 February 2023 to update the name and address and reformat the text to current standards

TQ 5875 SE
9/98

SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE
Greenhithe
HIGH STREET (north side)
Sir John Franklin

(Formerly listed as The White Hart Public House)

II
Circa 1840 but may incorporate earlier core. Two parallel ranges. The front range is the earliest. Two storeys yellow brick, the front stuccoed. Hipped renewed tiled roof. Four C19 sashes. Later weather porch. Rear range of circa 1800 with mid C19 porch. This range has an early C19 fireplace with wheat drop swags.

Sir John Franklin the explorer spent his last night at here before setting off on 19 June 1845 to find the north-west passage, a trip from which he never returned. In 1661 the Sir John Franklin was connected with a notorious murder of a prince of Transylvania by Isaac Jacob and Camirus Kargagi. They drove from Gads Hill the scene of the crime to the Sir John Franklin, then known as the Kings Head in their master's carriage but were caught here and later hung.

Listing NGR: TQ5863175177

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