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Date of photo: 1930	Picture source: National Brewery Heritage Trust
The Alma was situated at 37 Arbour Lane. This pub opened in 1861 and was known as The Admiral J McHardy at time of closure in 2018. It has now been demolished.
From August 1984 till August 1989 was a free house brought from Charrington licencee Terence George Cleland who built the restaurant when the bank interest went sky high closed the restaurant and turned into a pool and snooker hall which had several team leagues
Pat Cleland (July 2021)
My husband is Tristan Donald Hardy McHardy, son of Lewis Graham Hardy McHardy, who were related to Captain John McHardy. Captain John McHardy became a police constable in the area of Chelmsford, after his time as an Admiral, and the Alma Inn was renamed after him.
Linda McHardy (March 2025)
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