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| The Fortune of War |
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Location: High Road, Laindon Photographer: Unknown Year of photo: circa 1910 Copyright: N/A Comments: The Fortune of War at the Dunton Road crossroads. |
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An Inn bearing the name The Fortune of War has stood
on or near the present building since the early 1800s. The building as seen today is thought to
have been rebuilt sometime around the early 1900s. The Inn, along with others from Essex including
the Billericay/Bowers Gifford/Brentwood areas, was included in a sale prospectus for an auction
held at Chelmsford on January 30th 1830. Its location was noted as being in Great
Burstead. By the 1900s brewers Ind Coope had control, and a sign opposite the pub invites the visitor to sample 'Ind Coopes Romford Ales & Stouts'. Just how the pub acquired its name is still a source of contention. One theory suggests it was founded by a soldier returning from the Napoleonic Wars which ended in 1815, and another cites a 'Fortune Fair' held in a nearby field since time immemorial. The pub closed around 1928 when a new Fortune of War was built at the Laindon crossroads of the recently opened (1925) A127 London - Southend road. It was probably resited to take advantage of the influx of day trippers stopping off on their way to Southend, and for the expected increase in general custom as a result of being in a prominent location on a main road. The former public house is still standing today, having been in use for many years as a printers, and has now outlasted the new pub which was demolished in 2003. Text written 2006 with revisions 2006-2007. Copyright © 2006-2007, Basildon History Online. All rights reserved. |
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