Name change - manager John Adams
POPULAR Billericay pub the Pilgrim has changed its name to the Inn on the Green.
Manager John Adams, felt it was time for a change at the pub, in Mountnessing Road.
The old name reflected Billericay history, as the town was one of the starting points of the Pilgrim Fathers in the 17th century.
However, Mr Adams, 41, insisted the new one was not such a drastic break from the past.
He said: "We are right by Gooseberry Green roundabout, which was named after the original pub - the Gooseberry.
"I'm a Billericay boy and went to Mayflower School, which is named after the Pilgrim Fathers' boat, so I admit it was a bit of a wrench changing the name.
"But we needed something different and I like the Inn on the Green."
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