The coronavirus pandemic forced some favourite south Essex boozers to close down.

New data from real estate advisers Altus Group shows there were 65 pubs in Southend as of June – down from 66 in March 2020, before the first coronavirus lockdown.

Similarly, there were 15 pubs in Castle Point, down from 16, and there were 37 in Basildon, down from 38 .

But do you remember some of these old pubs which closed long before the pandemic?

We have discovered some images of iconic past watering holes in Pitsea, Rochford, Shoebury and Wickford.

The Lost Pubs Project - which can be found at closedpubs.co.uk and has supplied these photographs - remembers pubs which some punters may have forgotten.

Back in the good old days - the Old Ship was a favourite watering hole on North Street, Rochford, before its closure and is now the Antica Roma restaurant

Back in the good old days - the Old Ship was a favourite watering hole in North Street, Rochford, before its closure.

It is now the Antica Roma restaurant

Some businesses have made a return, such as the Shoeburyness Hotel, while the Parsons Barn is now a Wetherspoons pub. The New Ship Inn and White Swan also have different names nowadays.

Closed before making a return - punters were shut out of the Shoeburyness Hotel on the High Street in 2004 but it reopened in 2012

Closed before making a return - punters were shut out of the Shoeburyness Hotel on the High Street in 2004 but it reopened in 2012.

No longer a pub - the Kings Head has become a community space in Rochford having closed in December 2016

The Kings Head in Rochford is no longer a pub as it became a community space after it closed in December 2016.

Yesteryear - the Railway was built on Pitseas High Road in the 1920s but fell on hard times and closed for good in September 2006

The Railway was built in Pitsea's High Road in the 1920s but fell on hard times and closed for good in September 2006.

New identity - the New Ship Inn was situated on East Street, Rochford, but has since reopened as the Grey Goose

The New Ship Inn was situated on East Street, Rochford, but has since reopened as the Grey Goose.

Replaced with flats - the Fambridge Anchor was situated on Fambridge Road, Rochford, until it closed for the final time in 2003

Replaced with flats, the Fambridge Anchor was situated in Fambridge Road, Rochford, until it finally closed in 2003.

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New image - the Parsons Barn could be found on Frobisher Way, Shoebury, and has since been turned into a Wetherspoons pub

The Parsons Barn could be found in Frobisher Way, Shoebury, and has since been turned into a Wetherspoons pub.

Gone but not forgotten - the Sportsman was situated on Constable Way, Shoebury

Gone but not forgotten - the Sportsman was situated in Constable Way, Shoebury.

In its heyday - the Castle was found in the heart of Wickford until the 1990s

In its heyday the Castle pub was found in the heart of Wickford until the 1990s.

New name - the White Swan was situated on Broadway, Wickford, and became a disco venue named Swans before shutting and reopening as the Swan

The White Swan was situated in Broadway, Wickford, and became a disco venue named Swans before shutting and reopening as the Swan.