28–29 Cheap Street (site), Newbury — Kennet Centre
1 nightlife identities recorded at this site
Street
Cheap Street
Postcode
RG14 5DB
Identities
1
Latest
Diamond Tap
Timeline
Undated
Closed Pubs: The Diamond Tap was situated at 29 Cheap Street. PubWiki / 1911 census also index 28 Cheap Street at the same brewery-tap site — treat as one place, not two.
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Brewery History Society: Charles J H Emery, Diamond Brewery, 29 Cheap Street, Newbury (formerly Flint's Brewery; bought by Emery June 1897; acquired by South Berkshire Brewery Co. Ltd 1899). Corroborates Closed Pubs' 29 Cheap Street brewery-tap address.
Undated
Closed Pubs: the site is now part of the Kennet Shopping Centre. Undated successor — do not invent a demolition or centre-opening year from this alone.
Diamond Brewery / Tap site at 28 Cheap Street recorded in 1899 with Charles Emery (Kelly's Directory). — PubWiki secondary transcription. Treat as presence at the brewery-tap site, not an opening date.
Closed Pubs: this was the brewery tap for the Diamond (formerly Flint's) Brewery; the brewery closed in 1899 but the Tap lived on. Treat 1899 as brewery-closure / tap-continued evidence — not the Tap's own closing year.
Diamond Brewery / Tap site at 28 Cheap Street recorded in 1907 with Edward Cox & Son (Kelly's Directory). — PubWiki secondary transcription.
Diamond Tap at 28 Cheap Street recorded in PubWiki's Newbury 1911 census summary (Cox, public house). Treat as a 1911 existence observation; do not infer an opening date. Same brewery-tap site as Closed Pubs' 29 Cheap Street entry.
probable evidence
Closed Pubs: the Diamond Tap lived on until 1913 after the Diamond Brewery closed in 1899. Year-level closure — do not invent a month or day. Source: Phil Wood.
Building
Former Diamond Tap (brewery tap for Diamond / formerly Flint's Brewery) at 28–29 Cheap Street. Closed Pubs: 29 Cheap Street; brewery closed 1899; tap lived on until 1913; site now part of the Kennet Shopping Centre. PubWiki / 1911 census index 28 Cheap Street. Brewery History Society: Charles Emery, Diamond Brewery, 29 Cheap Street (ex Flint's; acquired by South Berkshire Brewery 1899). Distinct from the modern Wetherspoon / Walkabout Diamond Tap at 42 Cheap Street. Pin: RG14 5DB (Kennet Centre / Cheap Street) postcodes.io centroid — approximate. Sources: https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/berkshire/newbury_diamondtap.html ; https://pubwiki.co.uk/Berkshire/Newbury/DiamondTap.shtml ; https://breweryhistory.com/wiki/index.php/Charles_Emery
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Sources
- Closed Pubs - Diamond Tap, Newbury
Closed Pubs Project
- Brewery History Society - Charles Emery / Diamond Brewery, Newbury
Brewery History Society