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Clacton on Sea pub history index
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Anchor Stores, 24 Rosemary road, Clacton, licensee Alfred Pike.
Kindly provided by Jane Squirrell
Residents at this address.
Colchester Gazette. Wednesday, 6 October 1880
Rolls & Whittaker, Brewers
Bottled Ale and Stout Merchants,
Anchor Brewery, Clacton on Sea.
Order Office and Stores - Rosemary road.
By Royal Patent,
A New Method of Supplying Beer, The Ale & Stout Flagon System.
To meet a want that has been long felt by Visitors to the Sea side, the Flagon System has been introduced.
The Flagons are of light glass, suitable for the table, are fitted internally with air tight stoppers, which preserves the beer perfectly, whilst any portion can be withdrawn at pleasure.
Price List for Half Gallon Flagon.
Bass's Pale Ale .. 1s 2d per Flagon
Guiness's Stout .. 1s 0d per Flagon
Pale Bitter Ale .. 9s per Flagon
Mild Ale .. 9s per Flagon
Stout Ale .. 9s per Flagon
Sole Agents for this District
Clacton Graphic and East Coast Illustrated News. Saturday, 10 November 1900
F R Jones & Son Ltd, Successors to W Wright
The Old Anchor Stores,
Rosemary road
Clacton on Sea
Highest Quality in every Department.
Lowest Prices for Cash Payments
Periodical Delivery throughout the District
Orders by Hand or Post will receive Prompt Attention.
Clacton Graphic and East Coast Illustrated News. Saturday, 4 February 1911
Alfred Pike, Anchor Stores
24 Rosemary road, Clacton on Sea (Facing Orwell road)
The oldest established wine business in Clacton
Crates containing 4 Quart Bottles from 1s 1d per Crate.
Whitbreads Famous Ales and Stouts
at 2/6 per dozen, or 2 1/2d per single bottle.
Bottles Ales and Stouts from 2s per dozen pints, or 2d per bottle.
We also supply 4 1/2 Gallon and 9 Gallon Casks.
We supply Ales and Stouts from the following:- Burton Brewery, Bass Worthingtons, Guinness, Huggins, Allsopps, Reids & Fremk=lins, either in Bottle or Cask.
Clacton Graphic and East Coast Illustrated News. Saturday, 11 April 1931
To the residents in Clacton and Sea and District
Wolton & Attwood
(Sole proprietor, Douglas S Smith)
Wine, Spirit and Beer Merchants
Have acquired the old-established Business known as
The Anchor Stores,
24 Rosemary road, Clacton on Sea
Clacton Graphic and East Coast Illustrated News. Saturday, 6 June 1931
The off beer, wine and spirit license of the Anchor Stores, Rosemary road, Clacton was transferred to Mr Douglas S Smith.