Great Leigh pub history index
St. Ann is now St. Anne
Mentioned in the Domesday book, reputedly the oldest pub in Essex and haunted
Provided by The St. Annes Castle
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Owers, at the Castle, Chatley Hamlet.
The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Crisp, at the Castle, Chatley Hamlet.
1845/Peter Porter Smith/../../../Post Office
1848/Peter Porter Smith/Victualler/../../White's
1851/Peter Porter Smith/../../../Post Office
1851/Peter P Smith/victualler, farmer (175 acres/11 men + 3 boys)/62/Bradwell, Essex/Census ***
1851/Susannah Smith/wife/58/Shalford, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Smith/daughter/32/White Notley, Essex/Census
1851/Thomas Smith/son, widower/26/Great Leighs, Essex/Census
1851/Henry Smith/son/23/Great Leighs, Essex/Census
1851/Emily Smith/daughter/19/Chatley Hamlet, Essex/Census
1851/Jane Smith/daughter, scholar/15/Chatley Hamlet, Essex/Census
1851/Caroline Smith/grandaughter, scholar/15/Terling, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Coleman/inn servant/18/Mashbury, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Collins/inn servant/24/Great Leighs, Essex/Census
1851/William Mead/inn servant/17/Chatley Hamlet, Essex/Census
1851/Robert Owers/ostler/17/Chatley Hamlet, Essex/Census
1851/Thomas Petchey/lodger, bricklayer/21/White Notley, Essex/Census
1852/P. P. Smith/../../../Kelly's*
1855/J Thorn/../../../Post Office
1862/Charles Archer/../../../Kelly's
1867/Charles Archer/../../../Post Office
1870/Charles Archer/../../../Kelly's
1871/Charles Archer/../../../Post Office
1874/Charles Archer/../../../Kelly's
1878/Charles Archer/../../../Kelly's
1881/Charles Archer/Licensed Victualler/64/Rawreth, Essex/Census
1881/Susannah Archer/Sister, Barmaid/54/Rawreth, Essex/Census
1881/Ada Wells/Servant Domestic/17/Great Leighs, Essex/Census
1882/Charles Archer/../../../Kelly's
1886/Miss Susan Archer/../../../Kelly's
1890/Walter Wright/../../../Kelly's
1894/Walter Wright/../../../Kelly's
1895/Walter Wright/../../../Kelly's
1898/Walter Wright/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1899/Walter Wright/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1902/Richard Thomas Wright/..Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
Note: Premises not named in 1902
1906/Frederick John Self/../../../Kelly's
1908/Frederick John Self/../../../Kelly's
1910/John Dean/../../../Kelly's
1912/John Dean/../../../Kelly's
1914/John Dean/../../../Kelly's
1917/John Dean/../../../Kelly's
1922/Arthur Bloomfield/../../../Kelly's
1925-6/Arthur Bloomfield/../../../Kelly's
1929/Arthur Bloomfield/../../../Kelly's
1933/Arthur Bloomfield/../../../Kelly's
1937/Arthur James Sykes/../../../Kelly's
1939/Arthur J. Sykes/Landlord/../../Essex Chronicle
1939/Miss Joyce Sykes/Daughter/14/../Essex Chronicle
August 1940/Arthur James Sykes/Licensee/../../Petty
Sessions**
2002/Pat & Dave Balcombe/Landlords/../../Themselves
* Provided
by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Jill Fleming
*** Provided by John Mead