The Billy Public House

THE BILLY PUBLIC HOUSE, 65, WEST STREET

Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places

Explore this list entry

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1187947
Date first listed:
20-Jun-1972
List Entry Name:
The Billy Public House
Statutory Address:
THE BILLY PUBLIC HOUSE, 65, WEST STREET
User submitted image
Contributed by David Lovell This photo may not represent the current condition of the site. Over 400,000 images and stories have been added to the Missing Pieces Project so far. Share your story.
View all

Location

Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places. 

There is a problem

Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.

What is the National Heritage List for England?

The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.

The list includes:

Icon Buildings
Icon Scheduled monuments
Icon Parks and gardens
Icon Battlefields
Icon Shipwrecks

Find out more about listing

Images of England Project

To view this image please use Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Edge.
Archive image, may not represent current condition of site.
Date:
2002-07-03
Reference:
IOE01/07935/23
Rights:
© Mr Wilfred N. Winder. Source: Historic England Archive

Local Heritage Hub

Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.

Discover more

Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1187947
Date first listed:
20-Jun-1972
Date of most recent amendment:
18-Apr-1994
List Entry Name:
The Billy Public House
Statutory Address 1:
THE BILLY PUBLIC HOUSE, 65, WEST STREET

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE BILLY PUBLIC HOUSE, 65, WEST STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Essex
District:
Tendring (District Authority)
Parish:
Harwich
National Grid Reference:
TM 26053 32565

Details

HARWICH

TM2632NW WEST STREET 609-1/2/144 (North East side) 20/06/72 No.65 The Billy Public House (Formerly Listed as: WEST STREET (North East side) No.65 The Duke of Edinburgh Public House)

GV II

Public house, formerly 2 houses. Early C19. NW house of red brick, rendered on front with gabled roof of clay plain tiles. Second former house with painted brick front and gabled low pitched Welsh slate roof. EXTERIOR: NW block has 2 hipped dormers each of 2 casement lights and stack on ridgeline and one behind ridge at northern end. First floor has one large square double-hung sash window with small panes and moulded surround, similar narrower double-hung sash and rear-central blind window. Ground floor has 2 similar to above, double-hung sash windows and an off-centre door with plain architrave and rectangular fanlight. Black tarred plinth with cellar access. Southern former house, has two 2-light casement window each with 6 panes on first floor. Ground floor has large recessed double-hung sash window with horizontal panes under rendered arch head and door with rectangular fanlight (now fixed). Large stack behind ridgeline with 3 pots one very tall. Large C20 and C19 rear extensions, part black weatherboarded. INTERIOR: remnants of early C19 panelling and cornices and shelf unit over fireplace and pilasters with applied panel decoration.

Listing NGR: TM2605332565

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
366658
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Ordnance survey map of The Billy Public House

Map

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 22-Jun-2026 at 03:21:24.

Download a full scale map (PDF)
© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. Use of this mapping is subject to Terms and Conditions.

End of official list entry

All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.

Previous Overview
Next Comments and Photos