Great Waldingfield Compasses
last updated May 11th, 2022.
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Great Waldingfield Compasses
North, 52.05925,0.77737
Closed: about 1939.
The Heath
grid reference TL 904 437
The pub can be seen on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. (larger map)
The former Compasses is now residential and now called Compass House.
It reportedly closed at the start of the Second World War.
Gallery
White Horse 0.42 mile
Crown 1.08 miles
Swan 1.41 miles
Maldon Grey 1.92 miles
Saracen's Head 1.94 miles
Horse & Groom 2.2 milesHistorical interest
The Red, White & Blue may be an earlier name for this pub, but further information is required.
In 1937 the pub is listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that was retailing beer that they were brewing.
Landlords
1900: Charles Ransom Bird ((Beer retailer, pub not named))
1901: Charles R Bird ((Beer retailer, Compasses (Beer House), Head/Married/42y/born Gt Waldlingfield))
1911: Charles R Bird ((Innkeeper & Farmer, The Heath, pub not named, Head/Married/52y/born Gt Waldingfield))
1916: Charles Ransom ((Beer retailer, pub not named))
1922: Charles Ransom Bird ((Beer retailer, pub not named))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
