Varsity
25–27 Bartholomew Street, Newbury, RG14 5LL
Former Varsity / Varsity Bar at 25–27 Bartholomew Street; operated from c. 1990 until August 2009, when George & Pelican opened.
Status
Closed
Location
25–27 Bartholomew Street, Newbury, RG14 5LL
Type
Bar
Known period
First recorded 1990 · documented through 2013
Photographs
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History
- Opened
- c. 1990
- Closed
- 2009
- c. 1990Varsity opens
- Aug 2009Varsity closes
- Sept 2009George & Pelican opens
- 2012George & Pelican closes
- 2012George & Pelican replaced
- Jan 2012George & Pelican closes
- Dec 2013Bar Sport opens
- 2015Bar Sport closes
- LaterBar Sport closes
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Evidence
Newbury Today (20 Jan 2012): the premises were formerly known as Varsity, which closed in August 2009. Month-level only — date_value is month anchor (01), not an exact day.
Newbury Today - Town centre pub closure (George & Pelican)
User research: The Varsity Bar operated from the late 1990s; contributor chose an explicit start date of 1990. Modelled as year precision with circa qualifier (not decade-1990s). End kept at Aug 2009 per Newbury Today (user also recalled ~2011 — noted as conflict, not applied).
probable evidence
User research - Varsity Bar, Bartholomew Street, Newbury
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Key dates
Opening
First recorded c. 1990
Closing
2009
Evidence years
First recorded 1990 · documented through 2013
Recorded span about 19 years
Earlier & later
George & Pelican →
Operating 2009–2012
Nearby in 1990
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Sources
User research - Varsity Bar, Bartholomew Street, Newbury
PubExplorer contributor research