{"id":19127,"date":"2023-11-17T16:51:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T16:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/?p=19127"},"modified":"2023-11-27T23:10:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T23:10:55","slug":"research-booklet-the-history-of-the-hoy-and-helmet-south-benfleet-essex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/research-booklet-the-history-of-the-hoy-and-helmet-south-benfleet-essex\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Booklet ~ The History of The Hoy and Helmet, South Benfleet, Essex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <strong>Hoy &amp; Helmet<\/strong>, formally <strong>Hoy Inn<\/strong>, is a Grade II listed building on the High Street as it curves down towards South Benfleet train station. It comprises of several buildings; the middle section is thought to date back to the 15th century (once a house), and the right section nearer the church was added in the 18th century.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Hoy &amp; Helmet retains much of its old-world charm to this day, with its higgledy-piggledy layout of rooms the setting of many a tale over the last five hundred years, two hundred of which are detailed within these pages (including smuggling, assault, death by gin and suicide).<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>If you would like to learn more about the history of The Hoy and Helmet you can find it all in my research booklet available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/powdermonki\/handmade\/historical-research-booklets\/the-history-of-the-hoy-and-helmet-south-benfleet-essex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy from my shop here<\/a>.<\/strong> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This A5 booklet contains <strong>44 pages<\/strong> of fascinating information on each of the <strong>owners<\/strong>, <strong>landlords<\/strong> and <strong>landladies<\/strong> of the pub, together with <strong>occupants<\/strong> of the now-demolished\u00a0<strong>Hoy Yard Cottage<\/strong> which was once situated on the land behind. It also includes contents and index pages plus several illustrations, photographs, maps, and newspaper articles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A mixture of <strong>history<\/strong> and <strong>genealogy<\/strong>, this booklet is a must for anyone with a connection to <strong>South Benfleet<\/strong> or who simply enjoys a tipple in the Hoy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t    float: left;\r\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\r\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\r\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\r\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19127 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Hoy-and-Helmet_01-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Hoy-and-Helmet_01-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Hoy-and-Helmet_01-1-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19172'>\r\n\t\t\t\tThe History of The Hoy and Helmet, South Benfleet, Essex\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH BOOKLETS ~ Available to buy now!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"product_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/powdermonki\/handmade\/historical-research-booklets\/the-history-of-1-cockle-shed-the-harvey-family-leigh-old-town-essex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The History of 1 Cockle Shed &amp; The Harvey Family, Leigh Old Town, Essex<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"product_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/powdermonki\/handmade\/historical-research-booklets\/the-history-of-belfairs-farm-golf-course-leigh-on-sea-essex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The History of Belfairs Farm &amp; Golf Course, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"product_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/powdermonki\/handmade\/historical-research-booklets\/the-history-of-bramble-hall-farm-daws-heath-hadleigh-essex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The History of Bramble Hall Farm, Daws Heath, Hadleigh, Essex<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"product_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/powdermonki\/handmade\/historical-research-booklets\/the-history-of-the-hoy-and-helmet-south-benfleet-essex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The History of The Hoy and Helmet, South Benfleet, Essex<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"product_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/powdermonki\/handmade\/historical-research-booklets\/the-history-of-the-railway-hotel-southend-on-sea-essex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The History of The Railway Hotel, Southend-On-Sea, Essex<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"product_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/powdermonki\/handmade\/tracing-ghosts-research-booklets\/the-history-of-1-3-market-place-24-bath-street-frome-somerset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The History of 1-3 Market Place &amp; 24 Bath Street, Frome, Somerset<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hoy &#038; Helmet, formally Hoy Inn, is a Grade II listed building on the High Street as it curves down towards South Benfleet train station. It comprises of several buildings; the middle section is thought to date back to the 15th century (once a house), and the right section nearer the church was added in the 18th century. The Hoy &#038; Helmet retains much of its old-world charm to this day, with its higgledy-piggledy layout of rooms the setting of many a tale over the last five hundred years, two hundred of which are detailed within these pages (including smuggling, assault, death by gin and suicide).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[489],"tags":[494,227,486,495],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19127"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19127"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19174,"href":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19127\/revisions\/19174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}