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Centuries-old Grade II-listed pub where Pepys and Defoe drank burns down in 'heartbreaking' fire as man in his 20s is arrested for arson

Daily Mail

September 25, 2026

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Fire crews were called to The Worlds End pub in Tilbury, Essex, at 3.30pm on Wednesday and brought the blaze under control by 6.30pm.

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