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Upminster pub history index
The Essex Yeoman opened on Friday, April 19th, 1968 in the main street of Upminster. The town has long awaited a pub in the High Street for many years. The linking of the house with the Essex yeomanry is much reflected in the decor and accoutrements of the room and the Honorary Colonel of the Regiment, Col G R Judd, T D, kindly attended to perform the opening ceremony.
The house is to be managed by Mr and Mrs McAuley, already accomplished to Essex having previously been at the Railway Tavern in Woodford. - Black Eagle Journal ***
It was a Greene King public house in 2017 named Junction, and still in March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.
Essex Yeoman, High Street, Upminster in 1968
Col G R Judd pulling the first pint at the Essex Yeoman in 1968
Kindly provided by Alex Wilkinson
2017 Greene King, Junction, 70 Station Road, Upminster Essex RM14 2TD
*** Kindly provided by Alex Wilkinson