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Bar Sport

25–27 Bartholomew Street, Newbury, RG14 5LL

Former Bar Sport sports bar at 25–27 Bartholomew Street; opened Dec 2013 in the closed George & Pelican premises; permanently closed May 2015.

Status

Closed

Location

25–27 Bartholomew Street, Newbury, RG14 5LL

Type

Bar

Known period

First recorded 1990 · documented through 2013

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History

Opened
Dec 2013
Previous use
George & Pelican
  1. c. 1990Varsity opens
  2. Aug 2009Varsity closes
  3. Sept 2009George & Pelican opens
  4. 2012George & Pelican closes
  5. 2012George & Pelican replaced
  6. Jan 2012George & Pelican closes
  7. Dec 2013Bar Sport opens
  8. 2015Bar Sport closes
  9. LaterBar Sport closes

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Evidence

2015

CAMRA: Bar Sport closed 09/05/2015 and became permanently closed 09/05/2015 (housing), after entering administration in Oct 2014 (trading c/o MB Insolvency).

CAMRA - Bar Sport, Newbury

Dec 2013

CAMRA: In December 2013, Bar Sport opened in premises that had been closed and were previously the George & Pelican, the Varsity Bar and originally a retail shop. Month-level open — date_value is month anchor (01), not an exact day.

CAMRA - Bar Sport, Newbury

Undated

CAMRA / WhatPub: Bar Sport at 25-27 Bartholomew Street, Newbury, RG14 5LL. Previous names include George & Pelican.

CAMRA - Bar Sport, Newbury

Undated

Closed Pubs: Bar Sport (successor use of the George & Pelican premises) has also closed. Undated on Closed Pubs — prefer CAMRA's 09/05/2015 for the exact closure date; do not invent a year from Closed Pubs alone.

Closed Pubs - George & Pelican, Newbury

Name history

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  1. Varsity
    Operating c.1990–2009
  2. George & Pelican
    Operating 2009–2012
  3. Bar Sport
    Operating 2013–2015

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Key dates

Opening

2013

Closing

2015

Evidence years

First recorded 1990 · documented through 2013

Recorded span about 2 years

Earlier & later

Nearby in 2013

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