Reproduced by courtesy of the Essex Record Office
THE ANCHOR INN circa 1925
The Anchor appears in the Quarter Sessions licensing records as early as 1769, when John Hubbard was licensee.
In the early 1900s the busines was owned by Henry Luker & Co, brewers of Southend.
It was aquired by Mann, Crossman & Paulin, together with 5 acres of adjoining land, in 1929.
The 300 year old building was demolished in 1937 and the 'new' Anchor built on a site facing the river.