Star Inn
20 London Road, Newbury (Fairfax House, 20–22 London Road), RG14 1JX
Former Star / Star Inn at 20 London Road; documented 1854–1970 (PubWiki); later Cromwells Wine Bar (Closed Pubs, undated); site now Fairfax House offices (RG14 1JX). No open/close year invented.
Status
Closed
Location
20 London Road, Newbury (Fairfax House, 20–22 London Road), RG14 1JX
Type
Pub
Known period
First recorded 1854 · documented through 1970
Photographs
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History
- First recorded
- 1854
- Documented through
- 1970
- LaterClosed Pubs: The Star at 20 London Road was later used as Cromwells Wine Bar. Undated successor use — do not invent a Star→Cromwells transition year or a Cromwells closure year from this page alone.
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Evidence
Star Inn at 20 London Road listed in the Newbury 1960 Kelly's / Pub History directory (PubWiki). Existence observation only — not an opening or closure date.
Newbury 1960 Pub History Directory
Star Inn at 20 London Road listed in the Newbury 1965 Kelly's / Pub History directory (PubWiki). Existence observation only — not an opening or closure date.
Newbury 1965 Pub History Directory
Star at 20 London Road listed in Kelly's Directory of Berkshire 1899 with George Paulin (PubWiki). Existence observation only — not an opening or closure date. Same place as Closed Pubs The Star / later Cromwells Wine Bar.
PubWiki transcription citing Kelly's Directory of Berkshire 1899
Star Inn / Star, London Road recorded in PubWiki's Newbury 1911 census summary (George Paulin, hotel keeper). Existence observation only — not an opening date. Same physical place as 20 London Road Closed Pubs Star.
PubWiki transcription citing 1911 Census
Undated
Closed Pubs: The Star was situated at 20 London Road, Newbury. Map pin uses RG14 1JX (Fairfax House, 20–22 London Road) postcode centroid lon -1.32361, lat 51.405996 — location_confidence=address_based. Distinct from East Ilsley Star and from Kingsclere Star Inn.
Closed Pubs - The Star, 20 London Road, Newbury
Star, 20 London Road recorded in 1854 with Thomas Thatcher, beer retailer (Billings Directory). — PubWiki secondary transcription. Existence evidence only; not an opening date. Same physical place as Closed Pubs 20 London Road Star.
PubWiki - Star, 20 London Road, Newbury
Undated
Closed Pubs: The Star at 20 London Road was later used as Cromwells Wine Bar. Undated successor use — do not invent a Star→Cromwells transition year or a Cromwells closure year from this page alone.
Closed Pubs - The Star, 20 London Road, Newbury
Undated
Closed Pubs hosts undated photographs of The Star, Newbury credited to Chris Culley (two images) and Colin Maddock (one image). Photographic attribution only — not an opening or closure date; images not ingested here.
Closed Pubs - The Star, 20 London Road, Newbury
Undated
PubWiki Star page indexes 20 London Road, Newbury, with licensee / directory evidence from 1854 through 1970 (listed as Star Inn in 1960–1970 Kelly's). Corroborates Closed Pubs street number; no open/close year invented.
PubWiki - Star, 20 London Road, Newbury
Star Inn at 20 London Road listed in the Newbury 1970 Kelly's / Pub History directory (PubWiki). Existence observation only — latest directory snapshot; Closed Pubs later Cromwells Wine Bar use is undated and must not invent an end year from this row.
Newbury 1970 Pub History Directory
Name history
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Key dates
Opening
First recorded 1854
Closing
Not known from this source
Evidence years
First recorded 1854 · documented through 1970
Nearby in 1960
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Sources
- Closed Pubs - The Star, 20 London Road, Newbury
Closed Pubs Project