The Rising Sun, Hornchurch lost pub’s history reviewed

The Cricketers Public House was opened in High Street in 1830. 

It replaced one of the first licenced alehouses named in a list by Liberty of Havering Magistrates between 1770 and 1782, that went by the name of The Bull. 

According to Havering Libraries, others that made the list include The Crown, The Bell, The Crooked Billet, The King’s Head, The Parrot, The Harrow, and The White Hart. 

The pub narrowly avoided significant damage after a fire destroyed a furniture shop nearby (Image: Havering Libraries – Local Studies) Its name is said to have reflected the importance of Hornchurch Cricket Club, which Havering Libraries reports was founded in 1783. 

The club is understood to have been of great local importance in the village, but also in the county of Essex. 

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The Cricketers pictured in 2004 (Image: Havering Libraries – Local Studies) The 19th century pub narrowly avoided significant damage after being caught in a 1928 fire that destroyed a neighbouring furniture shop.

Later in 1938, the original pub was demolished and replaced with the current venue.

Before closing in June 2023, the pub went by the name of O.J.’s in 2011, and the George II in 2014, before its final name change to The Rising Sun in from 2018.