Newbury

Gun

CAMRA states that the pub traded under its present name from 1761. Do not discard the stronger local-authority statement that a Gun pub existed on the site before 1755.

Andover Road

1820s in Newbury

1 closure recorded

Town Arms

First recorded 1802 · Closed 1827

Market Place

Town Arms

Closed Pubs: The Town Arms was demolished in 1827 (source: Nick Young). Modelled as the venue end year; no separate earlier closure date is given.

Market Place

1850s in Newbury

2 openings recorded

Queens Hotel

Source states 'Queens Hotel (Late Three Tuns)' and 'is now open for business'. Treat as a venue identity transition from Three Tuns to Queens Hotel in 1879.

Market Place

Eagle Tavern

PubWiki states that the Eagle Tavern appears to have been renamed the Falkland Arms around 1881. — Treat as a probable transition, not an exact rename date. Match to the existing Falkland Arms place/venue period before promotion.

Bartholomew Street

1890s in Newbury

1 closure recorded

Bull & Dog

First recorded 1796 · Closed 1898

Derby Road

1910s in Newbury

1 closure recorded

Diamond Tap

First recorded 1899 · Closed 1913

Cheap Street

1930s in Newbury

1 closure recorded

Black Boys

Closed Pubs states the Black Boys closed circa 1931. This is approximate closure evidence and should coexist with the 1931 Kelly's existence record.

Bartholomew Street

Bull & Dog

Closed Pubs: the former Bull & Dog building was demolished in 1934 (after non-pub use from 1898). Place/building end event.

Derby Road

Jack of Newbury

West Berkshire HER MWB19876: the present 21–22 Northbrook Street shop building was built in 1935 on the former Jack of Newbury hotel site. Treat as rebuild / demolition of the hotel fabric after the 1931 hotel end — not a second closure year for trading.

Northbrook Street

1950s in Newbury

3 closures recorded · 1 name change

London Apprentice

First recorded 1899 · Closed 1950

Newtown Road

Two Brewers

First recorded 1854 · Closed c.1950

West Mills

London Apprentice

Closed Pubs: The London Apprentice on Newtown Road was demolished in 1950 to make way for road widening. Canonical building / operating end at this place — do not invent a separate undated closure year.

Newtown Road

Blackbird

The present Blackbird building was built in the 1950s to replace a previous thatched pub that burned down. Building transition, not necessarily a venue identity break.

Bagnor

Queens Arms

Identity transition window only. Queens Arms is verified in 1940 and Clock Tower Inn is verified in 1960. Do not treat 1950 as the exact rename year. This row exists to model a 1940-1960 transition window until a precise source is found.

The Broadway

Lord Lyon

Became Lord Lyon

Previously Nag's Head at this site.

Ermin Street

1960s in Newbury

1 opening recorded · 2 closures recorded

Hare & Hounds

First recorded 1960

First recorded 1960 · Still open

Bath Road

Greyhound

West Berkshire HER MWB16004 (Shaw Crescent / Smith's Crescent): houses 1–9 at the southern end were demolished in 1962 for the Robin Hood Roundabout; soon afterwards the most southerly house in Shaw Crescent — the Greyhound public house — was demolished. User research places that demolition c.1966–67. Circa only — do not treat 1966 as an exact year. Distinct from the surviving Robin Hood / Toby Carvery farther east.

London Road

1970s in Newbury

3 closures recorded

Derby Arms

First recorded 1911 · Closed c.1970

Wash Water

Woodpecker

The pub was called the Derby Arms until the early 1970s, when it became the Woodpecker. Model Derby Arms and Woodpecker as sequential identities at one physical place; do not invent an exact year.

Wash Water

Wheatsheaf

First recorded 1851 · Closed 1971

Shaw Road

1980s in Newbury

2 closures recorded

Borough Arms

Closed in the 1980s

First recorded 1911 · Closed 1980

Kings Road West

Borough Arms

Closed Pubs: The Borough Arms was demolished in the 1980s (same decade as closure). Decade-level only — do not infer an exact demolition year.

Kings Road West

The Lion

The Lion was rebuilt in 1988 and has been a Wadworth Brewery pub since that rebuild.

West Street

The Lion

Lion rebuilt 1988 (CAMRA / previously researched). Continuity not truncated at 1970.

West Street

1990s in Newbury

1 opening recorded · 1 name change

Varsity

Operating c.1990–2009

Bartholomew Street

Lock, Stock & Barrel

Became Lock, Stock & Barrel

Previously Spurles Restaurant at this site.

Northbrook Street

2000s in Newbury

2 openings recorded · 3 closures recorded · 2 name changes

Rising Sun

Closed before 2001

First recorded 1854 · Closed before 2001

Wharf Road

Rising Sun

The Rising Sun is listed as operating in 1970; a Closed Pubs photograph shows the building in 1989; archaeological evaluation began in 2001 and the 2002 watching brief identified foundations of the old public house. Demolition window after 1970/1989 and before/around 2001 — upper bound only, not an invented midpoint. Closed Pubs confirms the site is now a KFC.

Wharf Road

The Narrowboat

Became The Narrowboat

Previously White House Hotel at this site.

London Road

Uncle Henry's

Opened 2005 · documented through 2005

Northbrook Street

Chicago Rock Cafe

Operating 2006–2010

Cheap Street

Chicago Rock Cafe

By July 2006, the venue at 42 Cheap Street was being referred to as Chicago Rock Cafe.

Cheap Street

George & Pelican

Became George & Pelican

Previously Varsity at this site.

Bartholomew Street

2010s in Newbury

3 openings recorded · 9 closures recorded · 8 name changes

The Crucible Sports & Social Club

Opened 2010 · Still open

Hambridge Road

Diamond Tap

Became Diamond Tap

Previously Lloyds No.1 at this site.

Cheap Street

Lloyds No.1

Became Lloyds No.1

Previously Chicago Rock Cafe at this site.

Cheap Street

Crucible Newbury

Official venue history states Crucible Newbury officially opened in 2010.

Hambridge Road

Crucible Newbury

Crucible Newbury officially opened in 2010.

Hambridge Road

Bar Sport

Became Bar Sport

Previously George & Pelican at this site.

Bartholomew Street

Wellington Arms

First recorded 1899 · Closed 2013

Andover Road

The Woodspeen

Became The Woodspeen

Previously Five Bells at this site.

Lambourn Road

Two Watermills

Opened 2015 · Still open

Monks Lane

Bar Sport

Operating 2013–2015

Bartholomew Street

Slug and Lettuce

Became Slug and Lettuce

Previously Hogshead at this site.

Wharf Street

Lord Lyon

Operating 1957–2016

Ermin Street

The Narrowboat

Operating 2004–2016

London Road

NUX

First recorded 2026 · Closed c.2016

NUX site

Walkabout

Became Walkabout

Previously Diamond Tap at this site.

Cheap Street

kukui

First recorded 2026 · Closed c.2018

kukui site

2020s in Newbury

1 opening recorded · 7 closures recorded · 4 name changes

Walkabout

Walkabout closed; site later reopened under a new name.

Cheap Street

Hartley Arms

The Hartley Arms was refurbished in 2020. Not an opening date.

Castle Lane

Population of Newbury

About 42,265 people live in Newbury (Census 2021). Census 2021 built-up area (ONS-derived). Newbury civil parish was 33,841 in the same census.

Bowler's Arms

Opened 2021 · Still open

Enborne Street

Renaissant

Became Renaissant

Previously Blackbird at this site.

Bagnor

The Narrowboat

West Berkshire HER MWB20718: The former Narrow Boat public house had been demolished by 2021. Place/building end event — distinct from the 2016 trading closure.

London Road

Bowler's Arms

The Bowler's Arms reopened in the new Falkland Cricket Club pavilion on 19 July 2021. Old single-storey building was demolished; preserve venue continuity but record building/place transition.

Enborne Street

Reloaded

Became Reloaded

Previously Document House at this site.

Wharf Street

Renaissant

Operating 2021–c.2022

Bagnor

Hare & Hounds

The Hare & Hounds reopened on 21 January 2022 after major refurbishment. Continuity / refurbishment event — not a new opening or venue identity (modelled as refurbished, not reopened).

Bath Road

Old Waggon & Horses

Old Waggon & Horses reopened on 23 June 2023 after major refurbishment.

Market Place

Post Box

Became Post Box

Previously Walkabout at this site.

Cheap Street

Fox & Hounds

Earlier occupancy · dates unknown

Oxford Road