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The Chequers was situated at 40 High Street. This pub closed in 1960, and was later demolished to make way for The Pavilions shopping mall. Chequers Square in The Pavilions is named after the pub.

Source: Tony Mitchell

The Chequers, the old family and commercial hotel, kept by host Line. The rendezvous of all commercial travellers, headquarters of the Uxbridge Yeomanry Cavalry when up for their yearly training. The band playing outside each evening during the Officers’ Mess. Here all property sales are held on Thursdays, and a Cattle, Sheep and Pig Market in the yard – flocks of geese in their season are driven on the street near and are sold singly or in batches by the gooseherd who has a long crook to get those selected – any unsold being housed up one of the Inn yards for future disposal.

Peregrinations of a Kiddy, 1873

Our readers probably recollect our relating, last year, a curious circumstance of a male hawk, in the garden of Mr May of the Chequers Inn, hatching two chickens, which were taken away and put to a hen. This year he has resumed his curious occupation, and hatched two more, which, astonishing to say, are thriving amazingly under his own care.

Newspaper, July 1827

An inquest was held on Thursday at the Chequers in this town, by T Wakley, Esq., on thye body of Mrs Rebecca Stephens of Windsor Street, who was found dead in her bed on Monday morning last. Deceased had been unwell some time past, but had retired the previous night in her usual health, and was found by her daughter in the morning dead. Verdict: Found dead.

Newspaper. 4 June 1842

The last bricks of The Chequers will be removed this week to make way for a new food court in Chequers Square.

The Leader, 15 August 1985

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