Blue Ball, 25 Greenham Road, Greenham, Newbury
Demolished
Newbury

Blue Ball

25 Greenham Road, Newbury, RG14 7HY

Former Blue Ball at 25 Greenham Road; documented from 1830 (Closed Pubs / PubWiki); closed 2011 and later demolished for housing.

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Opening

First recorded 1830

Closing

2011

Recorded span

Not known

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Blue Ball, 25 Greenham Road, Greenham, Newbury
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History

First recorded
1830
Closed
2011
  1. 2011Blue Ball closes
  2. 2011Blue Ball closes
  3. 2015Closed Pubs: demolished following a successful application to replace it with housing in 2015. Year refers to the housing application / redevelopment context.

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1960

Recorded in 1960.

probable fact

Newbury 1960 Pub History Directory

1965

Recorded in 1965.

probable fact

Newbury 1965 Pub History Directory

1899

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 fact

PubWiki transcription citing Kelly's Directory of Berkshire 1899

Undated

Closed Pubs: The Blue Ball was situated at 25 Greenham Road.

Closed Pubs - Blue Ball, Newbury

1830

Closed Pubs: A pub since 1830 at 25 Greenham Road.

Closed Pubs - Blue Ball, Newbury

2011

Closed Pubs: the Blue Ball closed in 2011. Corroborates CAMRA's exact closed date of 1 March 2011 (already recorded).

Closed Pubs - Blue Ball, Newbury

2015

Closed Pubs: demolished following a successful application to replace it with housing in 2015. Year refers to the housing application / redevelopment context.

Closed Pubs - Blue Ball, Newbury

2011

The Blue Ball closed on 1 March 2011. (Explicit end boundary bridges continuity from 1970.)

CAMRA - Blue Ball, Newbury

1830

Blue Ball recorded in 1830 with John Rivers (Pigot's Directory). — PubWiki secondary transcription.

PubWiki - Blue Ball, Greenham / Newbury

1911

Blue Ball Inn at Greenham Road recorded in PubWiki's Newbury 1911 census summary (Harry Herbert Taylor).

probable fact

PubWiki transcription citing 1911 Census

2012

The former Blue Ball became permanently closed/demolished for housing on 1 March 2012.

CAMRA - Blue Ball, Newbury

1970

Recorded in 1970.

probable fact

Newbury 1970 Pub History Directory

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Nearby in 1960

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