Status
Open
Location
39 West Street, Newbury, RG14 1BD
Type
Pub
Known period
Opened 2019 · Still open
Photographs
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History
- First recorded
- 1911
- Still open
- 2026
Reopened 2019
- 1988The Lion rebuilt
- 1988The Lion rebuilt
- 2019The Lion reopened
- 2026The Lion still open
Memories
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Evidence
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
Recorded in PubWiki's Newbury 1911 census summary. Treat as a 1911 existence observation; do not infer an opening date.
probable evidence
PubWiki transcription citing 1911 Census
Important continuity/rebuild event. CAMRA states the Lion has been a Wadworth Brewery pub since its 1988 rebuild, after a campaign to preserve the site as a pub. This is not a closure or rename; model as rebuild/continuity.
probable evidence
CAMRA - Lion, Newbury
The Lion was rebuilt in 1988 and has been a Wadworth Brewery pub since that rebuild.
CAMRA - Lion, Newbury
The Lion reopened on 20 October 2019 following internal redecoration and floor works.
West Berkshire CAMRA - Lion
Lion rebuilt 1988 (CAMRA / previously researched). Continuity not truncated at 1970.
CAMRA / previously researched
Name history
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Key dates
Opening
2019
Closing
Still operating
Evidence years
Opened 2019 · Still open