25 Greenham Road, Newbury, RG14 7HY
1 nightlife identities recorded at this site
Street
Greenham Road
Postcode
RG14 7HY
Identities
1
Latest
Blue Ball
Timeline
Undated
Closed Pubs: The Blue Ball was situated at 25 Greenham Road.
Blue Ball recorded in 1830 with John Rivers (Pigot's Directory). — PubWiki secondary transcription. Treat as existence evidence, not an opening date.
Closed Pubs: A pub since 1830 at 25 Greenham Road. Treat as early presence evidence; do not invent a precise opening day from this alone.
Blue Ball at 25 Greenham Road recorded in Kelly's Directory of Berkshire 1899 (Henry Farmer Taylor). — PubWiki secondary transcription. Same address later listed under Newbury by the 1901 census.
probable evidence
Blue Ball Inn at Greenham Road recorded in PubWiki's Newbury 1911 census summary (Harry Herbert Taylor). Treat as a 1911 existence observation; do not infer an opening date.
probable evidence
Snapshot existence observation only. Do not infer opening or closing dates from first/last appearance in these lists.
probable evidence
Snapshot existence observation only. Do not infer opening or closing dates from first/last appearance in these lists.
probable evidence
Snapshot existence observation only. Do not infer opening or closing dates from first/last appearance in these lists.
probable evidence
Closed Pubs: the Blue Ball closed in 2011. Corroborates CAMRA's exact closed date of 1 March 2011 (already recorded).
The Blue Ball closed on 1 March 2011. (Explicit end boundary bridges continuity from 1970.)
The former Blue Ball became permanently closed/demolished for housing on 1 March 2012. (Place/building end event.)
Closed Pubs: demolished following a successful application to replace it with housing in 2015. Year refers to the housing application / redevelopment context — do not overwrite CAMRA's exact demolished date of 1 March 2012.
Building
Former Blue Ball at 25 Greenham Road (Greenham / Newbury). Closed Pubs: a pub since 1830; closed 2011; demolished after a successful 2015 housing application. CAMRA: closed 1 Mar 2011; permanently closed / demolished for housing 1 Mar 2012. Pin is the RG14 7HY postcode centroid (postcodes.io) — building gone. Distinct from Adam & Eve (28 Greenham Road) and Railway (2 Greenham Road). Sources: https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/berkshire/newbury_blueball.html ; https://camra.org.uk/pubs/blue-ball-newbury-119071 ; https://pubwiki.co.uk/Berkshire/Greenham/BlueBall.shtml
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Sources
- Closed Pubs - Blue Ball, Newbury
Closed Pubs Project