Billericay pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
The Magpie and Horse Shoes was mentioned in the alehouse recognizances of 1769 and 1770, but not in 1765. It occupied what is later Bassoms (in 1962). The interior has a beam inscribed with the date 1577. Formerly the Magpie and Horseshoe Inn, from 1831 until around 1980 it was the business premises and residence of members of the Bassom family, who were builders and decorators.
The licensee in 1769 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Watson, at the Magpie and Horse Shoes; and again in 1770.