1750s

Coaching-inn Britain

Visual timeline

Hungerford

Pubs, bars and nightlife across the years — openings, closures, name changes, and selected historical photographs from the catalogue.

21 recorded venues · 15 decades

Decade 1 of 15 · Coaching-inn Britain

1750s

Pint ~2dapprox. England

5 opened

  1. Town1750

    Hungerford

    Explore historic pubs and inns in Hungerford, Berkshire — High Street, Bridge Street, Charnham Street and the station area.

  2. Decade1750

    1750s in Hungerford

    5 openings recorded

  3. Pub opened1750

    Bell Alehouse

    First recorded 1578

    First recorded 1578 · Closed c.1930

    High Street

  4. Pub opened1750

    Three Swans

    First recorded 1645

    First recorded 1645 · Still open

    High Street

  5. Pub opened1750

    White Hart

    First recorded 1686

    First recorded 1686 · Closed 1864

    Charnham Street

  6. Pub opened1750

    Craven Arms

    First recorded 1734

    First recorded 1734 · Closed 1929

    High Street

  7. Pub opened1750

    Bear

    First recorded before 1464

    Known before 1464 · Still open

    Charnham Street

Decade 2 of 15 · Coaching-inn Britain

1780s

Pint ~3dapprox. England

2 opened

  1. Decade1780

    1780s in Hungerford

    2 openings recorded

  2. Pub opened1780

    Red Lion

    First recorded 1780

    First recorded 1780 · Closed 2011

    Charnham Street

  3. Pub opened1780

    Sun Inn

    First recorded 1780

    First recorded 1780 · Closed 2018

    Charnham Street

Decade 3 of 15 · Coaching-inn Britain

1810s

Pint ~3dapprox. England

1 opened

  1. Decade1810

    1810s in Hungerford

    1 opening recorded

  3. Pub opened1819

    John of Gaunt

    First recorded 1819

    First recorded 1819 · Still open

    Bridge Street

Decade 4 of 15 · Coaching-inn Britain

1820s

Pint ~4dapprox. England

2 opened

  1. Decade1820

    1820s in Hungerford

    2 openings recorded

  2. Pub opened1823

    Lamb

    First recorded 1823

    First recorded 1823 · Closed 2009

    Charnham Street

  3. Pub opened1823

    Plume of Feathers

    First recorded 1823

    First recorded 1823 · Still open

    High Street

Decade 5 of 15 · Coaching-inn Britain

1830s

Pint ~4dapprox. England

4 opened

  1. Decade1830

    1830s in Hungerford

    4 openings recorded

  2. Pub opened1830

    Barley Mow

    First recorded 1830

    First recorded 1830 · Closed c.1956

    Bridge Street

  3. Pub opened1830

    Stag's Head

    First recorded 1830

    First recorded 1830 · Closed 1877

    Charnham Street

  4. Pub opened1830

    Tally Ho!

    First recorded 1830

    First recorded 1830 · Still open

    Hungerford Newtown

  5. Pub opened1830

    White Lion

    First recorded 1830

    First recorded 1830 · Closed 1850

    Charnham Street

Decade 6 of 15 · Coaching-inn Britain

1840s

Pint ~4dapprox. England

2 opened

  1. Decade1840

    1840s in Hungerford

    2 openings recorded

  3. Pub opened1841

    Downgate

    First recorded 1841

    First recorded 1841 · Still open

    Down View

  4. Pub opened1847

    Borough Arms

    First recorded 1847

    First recorded 1847 · Still open

    High Street

Decade 7 of 15 · Victorian London

1850s

Pint ~4dapprox. England

3 opened · 1 closed

  1. Decade1850

    1850s in Hungerford

    3 openings recorded · 1 closure recorded

  2. Pub opened1850

    Salisbury Arms

    First recorded c.1850

    First recorded c.1850 · Closed c.1945

    High Street

  3. Pub closed1850

    White Lion

    First recorded 1830 · Closed 1850

    Charnham Street

  4. Pub opened1851

    Plough

    First recorded 1851

    First recorded 1851 · Closed c.1920

    High Street

  5. Pub opened1851

    Railway Tavern

    First recorded 1851

    First recorded 1851 · Still open

    Station Road

Decade 8 of 15 · Victorian London

1860s

Pint ~4dapprox. England

1 closed

  1. Decade1860

    1860s in Hungerford

    1 closure recorded

  3. Pub closed1864

    White Hart

    First recorded 1686 · Closed 1864

    Charnham Street

Decade 9 of 15 · Victorian London

1870s

Pint ~4dapprox. England

1 opened · 1 closed

  1. Decade1870

    1870s in Hungerford

    1 opening recorded · 1 closure recorded

  3. Renamed1871

    Downgate

    HVM: Spotted Cow (c1841-c1871) then Royal Exchange / Downgate on Park Street — rename sequence retained as claims on one site.

    Down View

  4. Pub opened1872

    Angel

    First recorded 1872

    First recorded 1872 · Closed 2009

    Church Street

  6. Pub closed1877

    Stag's Head

    First recorded 1830 · Closed 1877

    Charnham Street

Decade 10 of 15 · Interwar Piccadilly

1920s

Pint ~6dapprox. England

2 closed

  1. Decade1920

    1920s in Hungerford

    2 closures recorded

  2. Pub closed1920

    Plough

    First recorded 1851 · Closed c.1920

    High Street

  5. Pub closed1929

    Craven Arms

    First recorded 1734 · Closed 1929

    High Street

Decade 11 of 15 · Interwar Piccadilly

1930s

Pint ~7dapprox. England

1 closed

  1. Decade1930

    1930s in Hungerford

    1 closure recorded

  2. Pub closed1930

    Bell Alehouse

    First recorded 1578 · Closed c.1930

    High Street

Decade 12 of 15 · Second World War · London Blitz

1940s

Pint ~9dapprox. England

1 closed

  1. Decade1940

    1940s in Hungerford

    1 closure recorded

  3. Pub closed1945

    Salisbury Arms

    First recorded c.1850 · Closed c.1945

    High Street

Decade 13 of 15 · Post-war skies

1950s

Pint ~13dapprox. England

1 closed

  1. Decade1950

    1950s in Hungerford

    1 closure recorded

  4. Pub closed1956

    Barley Mow

    First recorded 1830 · Closed c.1956

    Bridge Street

Decade 14 of 15 · Contemporary pubs

2000s

Pint ~£2.20approx. England

2 closed

  1. Decade2000

    2000s in Hungerford

    2 closures recorded

  4. Pub closed2009

    Angel

    First recorded 1872 · Closed 2009

    Church Street

  5. Pub closed2009

    Lamb

    First recorded 1823 · Closed 2009

    Charnham Street

Decade 15 of 15 · Contemporary pubs

2010s

Pint ~£3.40approx. England

2 closed

  1. Decade2010

    2010s in Hungerford

    2 closures recorded

  2. Pub closed2011

    Red Lion

    First recorded 1780 · Closed 2011

    Charnham Street

  5. Pub closed2018

    Sun Inn

    First recorded 1780 · Closed 2018

    Charnham Street

Facts are drawn from accepted venue periods, observations, town editorial, and publicly listable photographs — nothing invented for the timeline. Pint figures are approximate England averages (not local Newbury prices).

Decade atmosphere credits

  • Coaching-inn Britain — James Pollard — Royal Mail Coach (Yale Center for British Art). Public domain.
  • Victorian London — Photochrom print — Cheapside, Library of Congress. Public domain.
  • Interwar Piccadilly — Anonymous — Piccadilly Circus, Svensk världsatlas (1930). Public domain.
  • Second World War · London Blitz — Unknown — St Paul’s during the Blitz (Imperial War Museums HU 54557). Public domain (UK Crown Copyright expired).
  • Post-war skies — Photo via Unsplash. Unsplash License (free commercial use).
  • Contemporary pubs — Photo via Unsplash. Unsplash License (free commercial use).
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