The Chalvedon Hall is a public house in the Pitsea area
of Basildon. The Chalvedon Hall is one of the oldest buildings other than churches in Basildon, dating from sometime in
the 16th century. For much of its existence it was known as Great Chalvedon Hall and accessed off Rectory Road. It has a rich
history and is reputed to be haunted. It was purchased by Basildon District Council from the last occupants Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Croft in 1977 for £35,000 and subsequently leased to the Whitbread Brewery chain who converted the building for use as a
public house. The Croft's had taken over residency in 1962.
It then opened on Tuesday 11th September, 1979 as the Chalvedon Hall.
In March 1950 it was listed on the Ministry of Works buildings of historic interest list and has since been designated a Grade
II listed building. At the time of the 1950 listing it was the residence of Richard E.S. Willison and his wife Kathleen.
In 2008 the public house closed and was boarded up but following a refurbishment under new
ownership was re-opened for business on Friday 22nd January, 2010.
Although no longer accessed from Rectory Road - a new road in was created off Tyefields in the late 1970s - it still retains
extensive grounds that include a large natural pond.
In 1967, a reporter called Rodney Legg, working at the time for the Basildon Standard newspaper, wrote an interesting article covering a short history
of the hall five years after the Crofts had taken over residency. See below
for the link.
An Historic Home in a New Town by Rodney Legg | 
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