Phoenix
9 London Road, Newbury (opposite 8 London Road / Cross Keys · High Horse), RG14 1JX
Former Phoenix / Phoenix Bar / Phoenix Inn at 9 London Road, opposite Cross Keys (8 London Road); Grade II listed fabric (HE 1221159). Documented 1899–1920 (PubWiki); Closed Pubs 1905 photo; no open/close year invented.
Status
Closed
Location
9 London Road, Newbury (opposite 8 London Road / Cross Keys · High Horse), RG14 1JX
Type
Pub
Known period
First recorded 1899 · documented through 1920
Photographs
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History
- First recorded
- 1899
- Documented through
- 1920
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Evidence
Undated
Closed Pubs: The Phoenix was situated on London Road, Newbury. Photo dated 1905 (Christopher Culley). No street number or open/close year on that page — do not invent dates. Street number 9 / opposite Cross Keys at 8 London Road comes from Historic England list entry 1221159 (formerly part of the Phoenix Inn) and user / photo context, not from the Closed Pubs page alone.
Closed Pubs - Phoenix, Newbury
Undated
PubWiki Phoenix Bar page indexes London Road, Newbury (no street number on that page). Licensee / directory evidence 1899–1920. Street number 9 and the opposite-Cross-Keys relation come from HE 1221159 and Closed Pubs photo / user context.
PubWiki - Phoenix Bar, London Road, Newbury
Closed Pubs hosts a 1905 photograph of The Phoenix on London Road (picture source: Christopher Culley). Treat as existence / visual evidence for 1905, not an opening or closure date. User research: the photo shows the Phoenix opposite the Cross Keys.
Closed Pubs - Phoenix, Newbury
Phoenix Bar at 9 London Road (opposite Cross Keys / 8 London Road) is listed in Kelly's Directory of Berkshire 1899 with Alfred Albert Laroom (PubWiki secondary transcription). Existence / address evidence only — not an opening date. Same premises as HE list entry 1221159 (formerly part of the Phoenix Inn).
probable evidence
PubWiki transcription citing Kelly's Directory of Berkshire 1899
Undated
Historic England list entry 1221159 (Grade II, listed 2 September 1983): 9 London Road — early C18, formerly part of the Phoenix Inn; remodelled early C19. Official listing / mapping identity (NGR SU4711467614; published coords lon -1.324038, lat 51.405606). Opposite Cross Keys / 8 London Road on the other side of the street. Listing date is not a pub closure date.
Historic England - 9 London Road, Newbury (list entry 1221159)
Phoenix Bar at 9 London Road recorded in the 1901 Census with Alfred Laroom, licensed victualler (PubWiki secondary transcription). Existence evidence only — not an opening date. Same premises as HE 1221159 / Closed Pubs Phoenix on London Road opposite Cross Keys.
probable evidence
PubWiki transcription of 1901 Census
Phoenix at London Road recorded in PubWiki's Newbury 1911 census summary (John Humphries). Treat as a 1911 existence observation; do not infer an opening date. Same premises as HE 9 London Road / Closed Pubs Phoenix opposite Cross Keys.
probable evidence
PubWiki transcription citing 1911 Census
Phoenix Bar at London Road listed in Kelly's Directory 1920 with John Humphries (PubWiki secondary transcription). Existence / address evidence only — not an opening or closure date. Same premises as HE 1221159 (9 London Road, formerly part of the Phoenix Inn), opposite Cross Keys at 8 London Road.
probable evidence
PubWiki transcription citing Kelly's Directory 1920
Name history
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Key dates
Opening
First recorded 1899
Closing
Not known from this source
Evidence years
First recorded 1899 · documented through 1920
Nearby in 1905
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Sources
- Closed Pubs - Phoenix, Newbury
Closed Pubs Project
- Historic England - 9 London Road, Newbury (list entry 1221159)
Historic England