The Watering Holes of Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe in 1896 had some 21 pubs. Only seven of these remain as licensed premises today. The following list of the pubs and their landlords in 1896 is taken from the board of the history of Wivenhoe pubs in The Black Buoy.

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Click on the thumbnails for larger pictures of each of the pubs.

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The Flag - formerly The Union Flag.
	- at the north end of the town
Grosvenor Hotel - C Horne.
- now shops and offices on the corner of High Street and Station Road.
The Falcon - T Suckling.
- now a private house next to St Mary's Church.
The Greyhound - Joseph Brown.
	- still a pub, opposite the playing fields.
The Anchor - W Martin.
- now a private house on the Quay.
The Black Boy - Thomas Goodwin.
	- tucked away behind the church has been run by Tom and Debbie since 2004. The Black Buoy is well known in the village and beyond for its food. Cask ales on sale include Green King IPA, Abbot and Adnams Bitters.
The Railway Hotel - Thomas Goodwin (same as at Black Buoy?).
	- now named The Station Hotel - at the station!
The Shipwright's Arms - A Doubleday.
- now demolished - formerly on the corner of West Street and the new development of the Old Port, where the road has been named Shipwrights. [photo: Peter Nessling]
The Park Hotel - Edward Cook.
	- still a pub, and Hotel - at the top of the High Street.
The Ship at Launch - John Went.
- at the south end of Bath Street near the junction with The Quay. Now demolished. Landlord: 1810-13 William Powell. [picture: Timothy Walker]
The Lion - George Batlett.
- location not known.	NO PICTURE
Live and Let Live - D Welham.
- 2 Alma Street, now a house offering Bed and Breakfast accommodation.
The Sailor's Return - Mrs Nevard.
- location not known.	NO PICTURE
The Anglesey Arms - C Gardner.
- now a private house in Queens Road.	NO PICTURE
The Brewery Tavern - T Anderson.
- a pub and the local Brewery, on the corner of Brook Street and Paget Road. Demolished in 2004 and re-built as two town houses. It remains to be seen if the new owners retain the connection in the name of the houses.
The Horse and Groom - Tom Nevard.
	- still a pub at Wivenhoe Cross.
The Beehive - Charles Hadley.
- opposite the Horse & Groom at Wivenhoe Cross, in Rectory Road. Now a private House called Beehive Cottage
The Rose and Crown - Jane Gardener.
	- the "chocolate box" pub on The Quay, the last on The Quay.
The Yachtsman's Arms - A Rudland.
- at the bottom of Anglesea Road, now a private house (and re-named Broadway House).
The Yachter's Arms - W Cole.
- location not known.	NO PICTURE
The Bull - Ann Oakley.
- location not known.	NO PICTURE

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In 1734 there was a public house called The Swan on the Quay, whether this became the Rose and Crown or was another establishment I do not know.