A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Harwich pub history index
Anchor, Harwich - newspaper article in 2004
A former pub and hotel which
survived the great flood of 1953 is being torn down to be replaced by flats.
The Anchor, an old Bathside pub built more than 130 years ago, was once the
centre of the community. The pub closed about four years ago [i.e. in 2004].
In 1912, the hotel was extended to incluse a full-size billiards room.
Tragedy struck at the pub in 1953, when a seven foot tidal surge from the
Noth sea was whipped up by a gale force wind, sending an avalanche of water
across the low-lying part of the town. Bathside was particularly badly hit,
with water up to the rooftop of the Prumary school.
Pearl Lofts, 67, the Anchor's landlord, was one of the eight people in the
town who lost their lives in the floods and drowned in the cellar.
Kindly provided by Stella Stuart
Anchor, Bathside, Harwich
Kindly provided by Harwich and Dovercourt
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1871/James Spracklin/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1874/James Spracklin/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
Note: Premises not named prior to 1878
1878/James Spracklin/../../../Kelly's
1881/James Spracklin/Licensed Victualler/53/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Spracklin/Wife/36/Dartmouth, Devon/Census
1881/Clara Spracklin/Visitor/28/Lymington, Hampshire/Census
1881/Sarah Spracklin/Boarder, Income From Houses/81/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Jane West/General Domestic Servant/15/Harwich, Essex/Census
1882/James Spracklin/../../../Kelly's
1884/James Spracklin/../../../Kelly's
1886/James Spracklin/../../../Kelly's
1890/James Spracklin/../../../Kelly's
1891/James Spracklin/Hotel Proprietor/57/Harwich, Essex/Census
1891/Eleanor Spracklin/Wife/46/Exmouth, Devon/Census
1891/Clara Spracklin/Sister in Law, Barmaid/28/Lymington, Hants/Census
1891/I. Charles Spracklin/Brother in Law, Cellarman/36/Lymington,
Hants/Census
1891/Eleanor Spracklin/Mother/80/Herne Bay, Kent/Census
1891/Henrietta Elwood/Domestic Servant/16/Walton(?), Northumberland/Census
1894/James Spracklin/../../../Kelly's
1895/James Spracklin/../../../Kelly's
1898/Frederick Ward/../../../Kelly's
1899/Frederick Ward/../../../Kelly's
1901/Frederick Ward/Licensed Victualler/39/Ufford, Suffolk/Census
1901/Charlotte Ward/Wife/39/Copdock, Suffolk/Census
1901/Ethel Polley/Barmaid/18/Harkstead, Suffolk/Census
1901/Florence Bear/General Servant/20/Harwich, Essex/Census
1901/Henry Punchard/Barman/27/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1901/Edward Chester/Barman/18/Melton, Suffolk/Census
1902/Frederick Ward/../../../Kelly's
1906/Charles Louis Hill/../../../Kelly's
1908/Charles Louis Hills/../../../Kelly's
1910/Charles Louis Hills/../../../Kelly's
1912/Charles Louis Hills/../../../Kelly's
1914/Charles Louis Hills/../../../Kelly's
1917/Charles Louis Hills/../../../Kelly's
1922/William Harvey/../../../Kelly's
1925/William Harvey/../../../Kelly's
1929/William Harvey/../../../Kelly's
1933/Mrs. Kate Harvey/../../../Kelly's
1937/Mrs. Kate Harvey/../../../Kelly's