Andy Grant
The Thatched House on St Marys Lane.
- Credit: Dr AW Fox
Andy Grant continues his look at public houses in Cranham, delving into history of licensing struggles, building permission and publican tenures.
The Plough
When James Gates died in 1881, the Plough Beerhouse was sold to Seabrooke and Sons, the Thurrock Brewers, for £725.
Built by James Gates in the 1870s to replace an earlier beerhouse, the new premises was a small, timber-framed, weather-boarded building on a 2.5 acre site.
After Seabrooke took over, James Gates Junior continued to serve as the tenant-landlord until the mid-1880s, when he was succeeded by James Flack.
By Contributor - February 3, 2021
The ultra-luxe hospitality brand is doing its part to combat misconceptions that massage is not suitable for cancer patients and survivors.
A pavilion at the Healing Village Spa at Four Seasons Resort Jimbaran Bay. (Photo: Four Seasons)
Ahead of this year’s World Cancer Day (February 4), Four Seasons has launched a pioneering Cancer Care Massage at its two spas on Indonesia’s Island of the Gods: the recently opened Healing Village Spa in Four Seasons Resort Jimbaran Bay and Sacred River Spa at Four Seasons Resort Sayan outside Ubud. A dozen therapists from both spas recently completed their intensive two-week training process, which was carried out under specialist Christine Clinton and followed guidelines set out by the Standards Authority for Touch in Cancer Care a national benchmark for spas, salons, and therapists in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The training involved massage trials that saw each therapist paired wit