Bull Inn

The Bull is a friendly traditional pub and restaurant in Corringham, Essex, serving homemade food and real ale. Its building is described as one of the oldest houses in Corringham, with parts dating back to the 1600s and a cross wing approximately 500 years old. The pub has a rich history and offers indoor and outdoor seating including a beer garden.

The Bull Inn is described as one of the oldest houses in Corringham. Its original structure dates back as early as the 1600s, while the cross wing on the south with its overhanging gable is approximately 500 years old; the main part dates to the 17th century. The chimney stack, made of handmade bricks, is set diagonally across the bar together with a substantial oak beam said to date back to 1627. The two ancient fireplaces were renewed and restored in 1837. A former dormer window in the roof was demolished when the roof was retiled after a bomb dropped in the courtyard in 1940. The Bull was originally associated with smugglers, as its location was conveniently positioned between a quiet path between Fobbing, Vange and Pitsea marshes, allowing trade of contraband to be undetected. Later through history, it is thought that the location of The Bull would also be identified as a pilgrims' route for travellers wishing to travel the Thames to visit the shrine of Sir William of Perth, found to be in Rochester. There were two pubs in Corringham at the start of the alehouse recognizance in 1769. The Bull was entered for a few years as 'The Bell', probably an error owing to the landlord Abraham Bell; however, when Bell ceased to be the landlord according to the list of alehouse recognizances, it took the name The Black Bull.

friendly traditional pub serving homemade food and real ale

Product categories. homemade food · real ale

1. 1The Bull Pub - Pub and Restaurant in Corringhambull-pub.co.uk
2. 2The history of the Bull Pub in Corringham, Essexbull-pub.co.uk
3. 3Bull Innwikidata.org