The White House, Stockley Park

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The White House, Stockley Park

Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 10 Nov 2011

A waterside bar opened in 2004 by the Wetherspoons pub company. Most of the pub is in the next square, but the glass turret is just about in this one. The name has no American connection but remembers an old pub that was here years ago. The following is taken from Wetherspoons website, so thanks to them. Stockley Park was once an area used for brick-making and gravel extraction. Brick-making was thirsty work. However, refreshment was available at the long-standing, but now demolished, beer house known as The White House. Until 1912, The Stockley Park area was known as Starveall. The change of name was initiated by Broad & Co, which owned a brickworks there. 'Stockley' came from the well-known Cowley stocks, or bricks, produced there.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.512126
Longitude
-0.445216