White Horse Inn Chilgrove Sussex Vintage Postcard

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White Horse Inn Chilgrove Sussex Vintage Postcard

A charming tribute to mid-century English hospitality — this peaceful scene captures the White Horse Inn nestled amid the wooded hills of rural Sussex.

Measurements: approx. 6 x 4 inches
Dates: not available
Condition: Light wear around corners and along edges. Please check our images.
Internal notes: QC passed

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Set against a backdrop of lush woodland and rolling fields, the White Horse Inn at Chilgrove once welcomed travellers seeking respite near Chichester, West Sussex. This vintage postcard, reprinted from Signpost, the independent guide to pleasant ports of call, evokes a time when country inns promised warm fires, honest food, and quiet surroundings.

Though undated, the card’s typography, colours, and the listed telephone number (East Marden 219) suggest mid-20th century origins — a period when local inns were lifelines for rural communities and restful waypoints for motoring tourists. The cream-washed building, red-tiled roof, and ivy-covered façade represent the quintessential English country inn, as remembered fondly by travellers and locals alike.

To collect this postcard is to preserve a piece of local heritage — a glimpse of postwar British leisure and hospitality before the motorways came. Ideal for lovers of Sussex history, travel ephemera, or the golden age of British road guides.

Categories: ephemera, hospitality, postcards, sussex, travel, vintage
Tags: chichester, countryside, inn, pub, signpost, sussex, whitehorse
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