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The Essex Arms was situated on Trinity Street. This pub closed c2010 and is now in residential use.

Source: Katrina Ambrozevich

used to work for Bass Charringtons own gaming machine business, Paymaster, later Leisure link then Inspired Gaming. The Essex Arms Halstead was one of the pubs we had equipment in, I last visited the premises around 2008. The pub itself was a little run down and not particularly well laid out, being rather small inside. At the time, the police station was open next door and was frequented by station staff at lunchtimes. The manager at the time, unfortunately for him, looked like Fred West; the infamous mass murderer. Noting this was after Fred West's death, some of the police staff would joke that Fred wasn't dead but he was in witness protection. Slightly bad taste of the police but probably unsurprising considering his doppelganger and being right next door to the police station.

Tony W (August 2025)

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