Berkshire Tavern
12 Market Place, Newbury, RG14 5BD
Scottish & Newcastle trading name at 12 Market Place; ended when Wetherspoon reopened as The Hatchet in July 2011.
Status
Closed
Location
12 Market Place, Newbury, RG14 5BD
Type
Pub
Known period
First recorded 1830 · Still open
Photographs
Auto-picked for the map sheet (earliest dated). Set another photo to choose.
History
- Opened
- Est. c.1993
- Previous use
- Hatchet
Estimated dates — why we think this
- 2011Berkshire Tavern closes
- 2011The Hatchet Inn reopened
- Laterrenamed to Berkshire Tavern
- LaterClosed Pubs: Berkshire Tavern at 12 Market Place; pub reopened under its previous name of The Hatchet (Phil Wood, October 2012).
Memories
Stories and pictures people have shared about this place. Contributions are reviewed before they appear publicly.
Evidence
Newbury Today archive captions World Cup 2006 England supporters at the Berkshire Tavern, Newbury.
Newbury Today — Pictures from the Past (World Cup 2006 at Berkshire Tavern)
Undated
Wetherspoon pub history: property known as Hatchet Hotel then Hatchet Restaurant / Steakhouse / public house and Berkshire Tavern (named by Scottish and Newcastle). Exact rename year not stated.
probable evidence
J D Wetherspoon — The Hatchet Inn, Newbury (pub history)
Newbury Today (18 Jul 2011) reports The Hatchet opening the next day after redeveloping the former Berkshire Tavern at 12 Market Place.
Newbury Today — New Wetherspoon to open in Newbury (18 Jul 2011)
Undated
Closed Pubs: Berkshire Tavern at 12 Market Place; pub reopened under its previous name of The Hatchet (Phil Wood, October 2012).
Closed Pubs — Berkshire Tavern, Newbury
Name history
Names this site has had over time — tap one to open that record.
Key dates
Opening
First recorded 2006
Closing
2011
Evidence years
First recorded 1830 · Still open
Earlier & later
Nearby in 2006
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Sources
- J D Wetherspoon — The Hatchet Inn, Newbury (pub history)
J D Wetherspoon
- Closed Pubs — Berkshire Tavern, Newbury
Closed Pubs Project
- Newbury Today — New Wetherspoon to open in Newbury (18 Jul 2011)
Newbury News & Media · 2011-07-18
- Newbury Today — Pictures from the Past (World Cup 2006 at Berkshire Tavern)
Newbury News & Media