Onley Petanque - Oldest Club in Essex

The Black Lion was demolished in the late 19th century and the Onley Arms erected on the site

The Onley Arms was built by Onley Saville Onley and leased to T. D. Ridley & Sons Ltd.

The first landlord was an employee of Onley Saville Onley, Albert Earle (a travelling blacksmith from Diss, Norfolk), who married Ella Pepper (a laundry maid in the employ of Onley Saville Onley at Stisted Hall).

Opening Day, supplied by Nina L. Olney

Late 1930's (The Onley Arms is on the right)

Source: Braintree Then & Now, published by Braintree and Witham Times