Dovecot / Mayflower, Southend road and Jacksons lane, Billericay
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Opened as the Dovecot, and renamed the Mayflower.
Brentwood Gazette - The Dovecot, Jacksons lane, Billericays New Luxury Tavern - opening 10th October 1969
The Dovecot, Jacksons lane, Billericays New Luxury Tavern.
Come and see The Dovecot - Billericays newest and most fascinating pub. The shape is intriguing, the decor superbly different and praise must be heaped on all who created this magnificent house where we can eat and drink in splendid and inviting surroundings.
Three bars, The Dovecot, The Seedbox and The Coup placed on different levels, add to the interest of this beguiling house. Remember, it opens next Friday, October 10, so whether it is a good lunch, an evening snack or simply a pint, come with your friends and enjoy yourself. There is an adequate car park.
Billericay Gazette. 16 November 1995
A Billericay pub landlady who survived a bomb attack is about to pull her last pint as she prepares to retire to the peace and quiet of the Norfolk countryside.
Twenty three years ago 65 year old Joyce Budden, who now runs the Mayflower pub in Jacksons lane, Billericay had her whole life turned upside down when she was caught in a blast of an IRA bomb attack on the Old Bailey.
At the time they were running the George pub, close to the courthouse.
Mayflower.
The family were put up in trmporary hotel accommodation by the brewery while the wrecked pub was restored but they never returned and instead chose to move to the Mayflower in Billericay, then called the Dovecote.
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