Blue Ball

Snapshot existence observation only. Do not infer opening or closing dates from first/last appearance in these lists.

probable evidence

Newbury 1960 Pub History Directory

Snapshot existence observation only. Do not infer opening or closing dates from first/last appearance in these lists.

probable evidence

Newbury 1965 Pub History Directory

Snapshot existence observation only. Do not infer opening or closing dates from first/last appearance in these lists.

probable evidence

Newbury 1970 Pub History Directory

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 evidence

PubWiki transcription citing Kelly's Directory of Berkshire 1899

Blue Ball recorded in 1830 with John Rivers (Pigot's Directory). — PubWiki secondary transcription. Treat as existence evidence, not an opening date.

PubWiki - Blue Ball, Greenham / Newbury

Blue Ball Inn at Greenham Road recorded in PubWiki's Newbury 1911 census summary (Harry Herbert Taylor). Treat as a 1911 existence observation; do not infer an opening date.

probable evidence

PubWiki transcription citing 1911 Census

Undated

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

Closed Pubs - Blue Ball, Newbury

Closed Pubs: A pub since 1830 at 25 Greenham Road. Treat as early presence evidence; do not invent a precise opening day from this alone.

Closed Pubs - Blue Ball, Newbury

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

Closed Pubs: demolished following a successful application to replace it with housing in 2015. Year refers to the housing application / redevelopment context — do not overwrite CAMRA's exact demolished date of 1 March 2012.

Closed Pubs - Blue Ball, Newbury

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

CAMRA - Blue Ball, Newbury

The former Blue Ball became permanently closed/demolished for housing on 1 March 2012. (Place/building end event.)

CAMRA - Blue Ball, Newbury