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The Portobello was situated on Bridge Street. This pub is now in residential use. Behind this building was the Little Coggeshall Brewery, known as the Gardeners Brewery from 1827, which closed in 1941.
My parents, Alf and Anita Berners, took this pub in 1972 until 1980 so I grew up there and went to school firstly at St Peter’s School, Coggeshall and then Alec Hunter, Braintree. It was a very popular pub and I have fond memories – particularly of its friendly ghost!
Philip Berners (August 2022)
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Name Dates Comments Susan Clark 1972 Customer Trevor Lambert 1974-80 A great pub which became my local after moving from Dorset in the first year of my marriage. As a customer I enjoyed regular card school and cribbage schools and became friendly with Alf and Anita Berners, despite Alf's allegiance to Tottenham Hotspur! Happy memories.
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Date of photo: 1990s	Picture source: Lionel
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