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Partially legible ms. ownership inscription "Di Gio. A[..] Battista".
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Scenes from the Beneficial Ownership in Asia and the Pacific Regional Workshop hosted in Manila, Philippines. Read more about the event: www.adb.org/news/events/beneficial-ownership-asia-pacific
Employee Ownership Foundation fund raising effort at The ESOP Association's 2011 Las Vegas Conference and Trade Show held in November 2011 at Caesars Palace.
Ownership decreased once again leaving only four owners. Thelma & William Nicholson and Sterling & Jean MacRae, all of whom are still the owners today.
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BtS Meeting: #225
Date: 12 September 2025
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TGIF Meeting: #325
Date: 1 August 2025
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A road south from West Tilbury across the marshes led to an ancient ferry to Gravesend that, in the 16th century, was under the ownership of the Lord of the Manor of Parrock in Milton-next-Gravesend. Inhabitants of the marshes were few and far between in those times, the land given over to sheep grazing. A larger ferry boat may have transported livestock as there was a market that endured until Victorian times. In the 19th century the market was held just to the north of the World's End pub. The remoteness of the area in the 16th and 17th centuries is the possible reason for such an inn sign. However, as a place offering refreshment to the weary traveller, the original building next to the ferry was called the Suttling House, due to its proximity to Tilbury Fort. In 1631 the Commissioner for Ordnance reported: "No man lodgeth within the Fort but the Master-Gunner, who keepeth a victualling house for fisherfolks near adjoining, a disparagement of His Majesty's Services."
Some, indeed many, claim that the tavern, thought to have been known as The Lamb and also The Ferry House, changed the sign after a visit by Samuel Pepys who it is claimed said: "this place is like the end of the world." Compared to the bustle of the City of London, no doubt Tilbury was rather desolate but I am not buying it, largely because there has been, I believe, a misinterpretation of his last diary entry of Monday 31st May, 1669 ... "And thence had another meeting with the Duke of York, at White Hall, on yesterday's work, and made a good advance: and so, being called by my wife, we to the Park, Mary Batelier, and a Dutch gentleman, a friend of hers, being with us. Thence to "The World's End," a drinking-house by the Park; and there merry, and so home late." And so, all across the Internet and in print, people have made the connection to this remote tavern on the Thames. However, the clue is in the word Park, a reference probably to Hyde Park near to which was an old tavern and noted house of entertainment called the World's End in the time of the diarist. However, it is true that the old soak and party animal visited Grays Thurrock four years earlier in September 1665 and took a boat from there to Gravesend. But again, who am I trying to let the truth get in the way of a good story!
I am not sure of the exact age of the present World's End. When the building was listed in 1974 it was stated that the weather-boarded house was late 17th or early 18th century, with 19th century additions and alterations. In stark contrast with the immediate surroundings that includes a scaffolding yard, the building looks very neat. This is probably a legacy of a fire in the 1990s which caused considerable damage to the property.
Unfortunately for us, the place was not open so we could not venture inside. Mind you, having seen photographs of the interior online I do not think we missed out on a pub jewel. Several refurbishments have done for the old ambience, compounded by a pool table and games machines. Worst of all, the pub does not sell any draught beer. Photographs of the servery do not show any hand-pulls. For such a tavern this is very poor, verging on disgraceful. Lance Bierdrinker was incandescent with rage. The only pub left in town and no beer to be had.
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Like many of the pubs visited in West Thurrock and Grays, the World's End Inn formed part of the tied-estate of Seabrooke & Sons Ltd., before passing into the Charrington's portfolio of pubs. The aforementioned livestock and agricultural market was taken up by William Creed, landlord of the World's End Inn from the late 1820s until his death in 1847. He was seemingly a larger-than-life character who made a determined bid to create a popular destination pub next to Tilbury Fort.
It would be interesting to know what William Creed thought about the 1838 plan to open a floating bridge from the World's End to Gravesend, particularly as, in 1844, he was recorded as the owner of the existing ferry service. It was in March of that year that a fatal accident took place on the river. The Essex Standard reported that the ferry-boat belonging to the publican left the jetty next to the tavern in the charge of two men, named Bailey and Howard, who were carrying two passengers. The sail was made fast, and a sudden squall upset the boat which was some distance from the jetty from where the accident was observed. The boatmen of Gravesend, it was reported, "vied with each other in their efforts to reach the spot, but before any assistance could be afforded Bailey and Howard, who were dressed in fishermens' heavy boots and linen petticoat trousers, were seen to relax their hold of the boat and sink. The passengers were, however, taken up, but in an exhausted state, and conveyed to the Three Daws public-house, at Gravesend." The two men who drowned were inhabitants of Gravesend and married. Bailey's wife was pregnant at the time, and had three children wholly unprovided for. ¹
The ferry was under threat of being superseded long before the idea of a floating bridge. In 1798 the engineer Ralph Dodd had drawn up plans and a cost estimate for the construction of a tunnel between Gravesend and Tilbury. His plan for "a cylindrical tunnel, to be constructed entirely with key-stones, was to be 16 feet in the clear, illuminated with lamps, and a steam engine to draw off the drainage water, if any should accumulate." He estimated that the undertaking would cost £15,995 for 900 yards of tunnelling.² The alternative to the 900 yards was a 50-mile journey to cross the river at London Bridge. The plan was warmly received by subscribers to the scheme who spent many hours in London taverns promoting the project. Investors were no doubt totting up the profits to be gained from the tolls, whilst others considered its military benefits during a period when giving the French a good kicking was on the minds of those in power.
No need for me to apologise for a pun, their use can be fun ... the project was not simply a pipe dream by a mad engineer. Sufficient funds were raised, or what was deemed to be sufficient funds, and following the passing of a bill in the House of Lords in July 1799,³ work commenced. Did I mention that, up to this date, nowhere in the world had such a subterranean engineering undertaking been completed successfully? Did you, the reader, notice that Ralph Dodd suggested "a steam engine to draw off the drainage water, if any should accumulate?" And did I highlight the folly of his budget? No matter where a bore hole was dug, it filled with water. The committee, instead of having a re-think, simply ordered a more powerful steam engine to drain the water. By the spring of 1801 the press started to compare the project with the Euphrates Tunnel of Babylon,⁴ reminding readers that the latter was indeed only a legend.⁵ In October 1802, worried investors were starting to think the project was foredoomed to failure when the engine house at Gravesend burned down.⁶ Soldiering on, work re-commenced in December 1802. The new steam engine was cranked up to the max and did achieve some success at keeping the water at bay. However, much to the chagrin of the townsfolk of Gravesend, it started to drain the wells of the town.⁷ It was not long after, with half of the £30,000 subscription expended, that the project was deemed a failure and abandoned. The landlord at the World's End must have chuckled as the threat to the ferry trade did indeed turn into a pipe dream.
Assisting his father in the business, John Creed organised a race meeting on the marshes next to the World's End in April 1845, including one event in which a man competed against a horse in a hurdles race. The prospect of such a spectacle drew a very large audience. The ferry boat was packed on repeat crossings. It was reported that "crowds of persons continually embarked from the Kentish ferry for the opposite shore, and so judiciously were the arrangements made on water and land that Mr. J. Creed, proprietor of the World's End Tavern and Ferry, received the deserved approbation of all present." By the way, the horse only just about won by half a yard! ⁸ At this time trade at the World's End was so busy that the family employed seven servants.⁹
Another event to draw a crowd was held in April 1843. An information board close to the sea wall mentions the events after a pigeon shoot held outside, followed by a meal and drinks inside the tavern. I was intrigued to learn more about the violent clash inside the World's End so found the article in the Essex Standard that reported on the events. It was stated that "a quarrel took place at the World's End between some countrymen and a party of soldiers. At one time between 70 and 80 of the latter were in the affray, armed with bayonets, pokers, and other weapons, but the countrymen kept them at bay until the arrival of a strong picquet from the Fort. Several of the countrymen were much hurt, and 11 soldiers were so much injured that it was necessary to send them to the Hospital. During the affray the soldiers procured ladders, and entered the window of an upper room, in which a party were dining who had been shooting in a pigeon match, and one or two of the party were very roughly handled." ¹⁰
The remoteness of the marshes meant that it could be a dangerous place to traverse, particularly as one was likely to run into drunken soldiers from the fort. In August 1845 three soldiers from the 95th Regiment of Foot, James Harding, John Conolly and Felix McKeone, were charged with raping Elizabeth Aldred, wife of James Aldred, the village blacksmith in nearby West Tilbury. They had spent the Sunday at the riverside and called into the World's End for refreshments. It was on their way home that they encountered the soldiers on the marshes. The men had been drinking at the King's Head in West Tilbury and had an air of malevolence. They assaulted the blacksmith with a stick, knocking him senseless. Harding and McKeone then assaulted Elizabeth Aldred. Her husband rallied and attempted to come to her aid but the men brutally attacked him again. Elizabeth Aldred made her way back to West Tilbury in the belief that her husband had been killed. The police went in search of the men who had gone to the World's End trying to board the ferry. They had missed the 9pm tattoo at the Fort and were subsequently arrested. At their trial the judge, Lord Denman, stated that they had been convicted of "an offence of a diabolical character, attended by circumstances most atrocious, and almost unparalleled." He wished that he could sentence them to death but, as the blacksmith survived the assault, he could only sentence them to transportation for life. The soldiers were taken to the gaol at Springfield where they twice attempted to escape.¹¹ They were amongst the 200 men who were transported to Norfolk Island in May 1846, the place reserved for the worst description of convicts.
Much of the early trade at the World's End Inn came from across the river. However, following the construction of the railway, advertisements were pitched towards those venturing to Tilbury from London and other places. James Treadwell made the place more respectable for the strait-laced Victorians wishing to take tea in the gardens or simply enjoy a walk.
The opening of the canteens at the dock must have had quite an impact on trade at the World's End Inn. The bankruptcy proceedings of James Spencer Chapman suggest it was a tough gig running the tavern at the turn of the 20th century. In reply to the Official Receiver at the Chelmsford Bankruptcy Court in February 1906, the publican said: "he commenced business at the World's End Inn about 6 years ago, with a capital of £400 which represented his life's savings as a foreman engineer." He remarked that "the causes of his failure were bad trade, house going down, and takings consequently reduced." The Receiver said: "the house is not actually falling down, is it?" to which James Chapman replied: "It soon will be; it is suffering from senile decay and was condemned four years ago." He added that "the establishment of Workmen's Clubs had also reduced his trade," adding that "the house was in a bad locality, and he had to keep a strong man as a "chucker-out." He had been kicked all over the body by rascals." In a further explanation of his situation, he told the receiver that "he had paid £800 for the business, which he considered a fair price at the time, but he afterwards found that he had been misled. When the lease of the house was purchased by Messrs. Seabrooke, he had an offer of leaving the house or paying a premium of £150. He agreed to do the latter, and they debited him with a loan of £150, but he received no money." He had become tied to the brewery's products which reduced his profits, remarking that "the "ties" of the tied-house were stronger than those of wedlock," which caused laughter in the court. The Receiver said: "I think they cannot be divorced. I often wonder why they don't charge upon our wives and daughters, as well as everything else." ¹²
Before continuing along the estuary, I will just mention the storm of January 1881 in which only one of seven yachts moored outside the World's End Inn remained afloat. The back part of the pub was destroyed, an upper storey of two rooms being blown down completely to the ground. So, whatever date the tavern was constructed, some of the building is Victorian.
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References
1. "Melancholy and Fatal Accident" : Essex Standard; March 29th, 1844. Page 2.
2. "Intended Tunnel, or Subterraneous Passage Under the River Thames" : Kentish Gazette; July 13th, 1798. Page 4.
3. "Message from the Lords" : Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal; July 16th, 1799. Page 2.
4. "Canterbury Oct. 24." : Kentish Gazette; October 24th, 1800. Page 4.
5. "Tunnel under the Thames" : Star [London]; April 4th, 1801. Page 3.
6. "Tunnel under the Thames" : Evening Mail; October 13th, 1802. Page 2.
7. "Tunnel under the Thames" : General Evening News; February 22nd, 1803. Page 1.
8. "Local Sporting" : Kentish Independent; April 26th, 1845. Page 4.
9. 1851 England Census HO 107/1773 Folio 195: Essex, Chadwell, District 1, Page 4.
10. "Tilbury" : Essex Standard; April 21st, 1843. Page 2.
11. "Charge of Rape at West Tilbury" : Chelmsford Chronicle; March 6th, 1846. Page 2.
12. "Dagenham Publican's Hard Luck" : Essex Weekly News; February 9th, 1909. Page 6.
Inset image meld by author including a drawing of Tilbury Fort by S. Owen, engraved by W. Cooke published in May 1809 by Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, Poultry, & W. Cooke, 2 Clarence Place, Pentonville, with "An explanation of the works of the tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping," by W. Warrington, published in 1838, and a portrait drawing of Ralph Dodd in the collection of the Scottish National Gallery.
NAR 2011 President Ron Phipps poses with the $2,500 winner of a Lowe's gift card at the Denver stop of the Home Ownership Matters Bus Tour.
The ownership of this Lake is split between India and China. My travels entailed visiting the portion located in Jammu and Kashmir.
Employee Ownership Foundation fund raising effort at The ESOP Association's 2011 Las Vegas Conference and Trade Show held in November 2011 at Caesars Palace.
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The key to his ownership is participating in the construction of the canoe. His hands helped create the finished canoe!
Panel 3 of the FOUNDING LAB Event, THU January 25, 2024
Linz, Austria
Title: "Digital Empowerment: Navigating Ownership in the Modern Era"
moderated by Stefanie Lindstaed and Christopher Lindinger
Attendees: Amanda Bennetts (Stealth Care: Wellness from the Algorithm), Johanna Einsiedler (Metalens), Lea Luka Sikau (Stuff Change & After Swallowing), Linas Vaštakas (Metalens), Mar Fernández de las Heras Osés (Bimbo Dildo), Qi Chen (DinkA)
Photo showing: Amanda Bennetts (Stealth Care: Wellness from the Algorithm) and Qi Chen (DinkA)
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