Leather Bottle, Pleshey

Consists of a single storey building claimed to date back 400 years and a 19th century yellow brick house on the left. The basic public bar on the right has a parquet floor on the left half and carpet on the right half with a higher ceiling showing it was clearly extended to the right at one point. It has painted wood-panelling on walls, the very traditional bench seating, and on the left-hand low bowed panelled ceiling but sadly the traditional for a pub colours of brown and cream have gone to be replaced in 2014 by a pastel green colour on the dado and cream above. Also, the very traditional well worn Formica top tables and seating including two simple forms have been replaced with modern tables and chairs. The fireplace with a log fire originally stretched across where there is now a short passage to the lounge - the old brick on the left is the only original part remaining and there is a new brick interior. The small lounge has a brand new counter which replaced one from c.1960 and the bar back was replaced in the early 1980s.