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The Three Cups was situated on Springfield Road. This pub is now used as a restaurant.

During the summer of 1972 a friend of mine and myself spent a couple of days at The Three Cups. We were made welcome by Les and all the staff. We enjoyed real English breakfast, all kinds of beer ( lager, DD, Guinness ....) and evenings with country music.

Veljko Mudrinic, Zagreb (December 2011)

I stayed at The Three Cups Pub in Chelmsford for a week's holiday during the summer of 1975 with my mum & dad (sadly departed) & my elder brother. I was only 10 at the time but my older brother who was 18 was very impressed we were staying in and above a pub! My memories are of us commuting into London by train to do touristy things and hearing 'I'm Not in Love' by 10cc being played on the radio seemingly constantly as it was number 1 in the charts at the time. The Three Cups seemed to get a lot of off duty prison officers drinking in there, not too surprising as from memory it was pretty near the prison but what does surprise me looking back was that they were allowed to drink in uniform? I doubt if in our 'no pleasure allowed society' of today this would still actually be allowed? I particularly remember one prison officer who brought his prison dog in with him...a huge black Alsatian on a big chain - the dog seemed bigger than me! Happy days, I wish I could relive them...sad to see The Three Cups isn't a pub anymore. I guess yet another victim of the 'happy times' we're now living in?

Andy Ray (October 2013)

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Name Dates Comments Christine Shirley 1970/1985 My parents were friendly with the publican Mr. Les Harwood, a friendly man, with family running the large popular Pub. They even got invited by my parents to go on holiday together. My sister and friends in the area had some nice evenings at a folk club there, and a dance or two with live music. It was fun for young adults.