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Billericay pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Also known as the Sun. The Rising Sun opened in 1810. Because of its excellent position at the cross roads originally responsible for the growth of Billericay, it soon established itself as a coaching inn of some standing.
In 1823, a coach left for London at 7 am. and returned for Southend at 6 pm. The back of the Sun used to abutt directly onto a long pond, known as the Wear pond which extended to Laindon east, and taking up half of the present road width. This gradually dried up and was filled in between the wars.
A sale catalogue of 1898 describes the Sun as Exceptionally well situated where all carriage and bicycle traffic must pass, Brick and Plaster, Tiled and Slated, two parlours, bar, tap room, kitchen, scullery, pantry (ground floor; large dining or club room, six bedrooms (first floor) ; two bedrooms (second floor). In the basement capital dry cellerage. In the rear are timbered and tiled coal house, coach house and cart lodge, timber and tiled 4-stall stable, brick and tiled 4-stall stable with loft over, timbered and tiled poultry houses and tiled skittle shed.
Shown on the 1831 Greenwoods Billericay map .
The Rising Sun Hotel, Billericay. Ind Coopes Alse and Stouts.
Kindly provided by David Twitchett - copyright
The Rising Sun, Billericay showing Eclipse Cottages, so called because they stood between the Sun and an old Beer House - The Moon.
Kindly provided by David Twitchett - copyright
Sun Inn and London Road, Billericay
Kindly provided by Peter Wonnacott
11th August 2002
Taken by Stephen Parker
Rising Sun, Billericay - in 2010
Kindly provided by David Twitchett
Residents at this address
1822/Crisp Molineux Harridge/../../../Pigots**
1823-4/Crisp Harridge/../../../Pigots
1828/Crisp Molineux Harridge/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*
1828-9/Crisp Harridge/../../../Pigots
1832-3/Crisp Molineux Harridge/Horse & Gig Owner/../../Pigots
1839/Crisp Molineux Harridge/../../../Pigots
1840/Crisp Harridge/../../../Pigots**
1841/Lucy Lamprill/innkeeper/35/Essex/Census ***
1841/Lucy Lamprill/daughter/07/Essex/Census
1841/Samuel Such/male servant/25/Essex/Census
1841/Lucy Beard/female servant/20/Essex /Census
1841/Mary Smith/female servant/15/Essex/Census
1845/George Silversides/../../../Post Office
1848/James Benson/../../../Whites
1851/James Benson/../../../Post Office
1851/James Benson/innkeeper/40/Rochford, Essex/Census ***
1851/Mary Benson/wife/40/Pitsea, Essex/Census
1851/Barnaby Benson/son, ostler/16/Barling, Essex/Census
1851/James Benson/son, scholar/14/Barling, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Benson/daughter, scholar/12/Barling, Essex/Census
1851/John Benson/son, scholar/10/Barling, Essex/Census
1851/Martha Benson/daughter, scholar/06/Prittlewell, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Williams/house servant/23/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1851/M Wright/visitor, dressmaker/35/Great Oakley, Essex/Census
1851/William Willoughby/lodger, sergeant mariner/25/Chatham, Kent/Census
1852/J. Benson/../../../Kellys**
1855/W. Piper/../../../Kellys**
1861/Sarah Piper/widow, victualler/67/Great Burstead, Essex/Census ***
1861/George Smith/servant, ostler/33/Mountnessing, Essex/Census
1862/Mrs. Sarah Piper/../../../Kellys
1867/Joseph Duncombe/../../../Post Office
1870/Thomas Oxley/../../../Kellys
1871/Thomas Oxley/../../../Post Office
1871/Thomas Oxley/victualler/33/Grays Thurrock, Essex/Census ***
1871/Caroline Oxley/wife/29/Ramsden Crays, Essex/Census
1871/Thomas E Oxley/son/04/Billericay, Essex/Census
1871/Frank L Oxley/son/03/Billericay, Essex/Census
1871/Sarah A Oxley/daughter/01/Billericay, Essex/Census
1871/Harriet E B Lindey/domestic servant/15/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1871/Jane Whitaker/domestic servant/16/Childerditch, Essex/Census
1874/Thomas Oxley/../../../Kellys
1878/James Lazell/Carrier/../../Kellys
1881/James Lazell/Innkeeper/23/Billericay, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Lazell/Wife/32/Springfield, Essex/Census
1881/Emma M. Lazell/Daughter/8/Billericay, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth E. Lazell/Daughter/7/Billericay, Essex/Census
1881/Emily M. Lazell/../9m/Billericay, Essex/Census
1881/Rose Silver/Boarder/14/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harry Adams/Ostler/18/Ingrave, Essex/Census
1882/James Lazell/../../../Kellys
1886/Richard Denford/../../../Kellys
1891/James Benson/licensed victualler/54/Southchurch, Essex/Census ***
1891/Sarah Benson/wife/50/Birmingham/Census
1891/Henry Benson/son, ostler/17/Grays, Essex/Census
1891/William Benson/son, scholar/15/Grays, Essex/Census
1891/Emma Jackson/domestic servant/17/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1891/Walter Kirby/lodger, brush maker/20/Billericay, Essex/Census
1891/James Spelling/lodger, painter/Scotland/Census **
1894/John Peter Cheek/../../../Kellys
1895/John Peter Cheek/../../../Kellys
1898/John Peter Cheek/../../../Kellys
1899/John Peter Cheek/../../../Kellys
1901/Edwin Cook/Publican/48/Cockfosters, Hertfordshire/Census
1901/Susannah Cook/Wife/51/Barking, Essex/Census
1901/Emily Guest/General Servant/16/Billericay, Essex/Census
1901/Henry Grimwade/Ostler Groom/39/Burnham on Crouch, Essex/Census
1901/John Ramsay/Visitor, Hay Carter/16/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1902/Edwin Cook/../../../Kellys
1908/Edwin Cook/../../../Kellys
1911/Edwin Cook/Licensed Victualler, Widow/58/Cockfosters/Census
1911/Evelyn Irene/Daughter/24/New Barnet/Census
1911/Ellen Saveall/Servant/27/South Hanningfield/Census
1911/Norman Sweeten/Ostler/21/Southminster/Census
1912/Edwin Cook/../../../Kellys
1917/Edward Conoley/../../../Kellys
1925/Robert Knight/../../../Kellys
1933/Arthur J. White/../../../Kellys
* Provided by Mike Smith
** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
*** Provided by John Mea