The Lion
39 West Street, Newbury, RG14 1BD
The Lion at 39 West Street — Wadworth pub; documented from 1854 (PubWiki Billings), rebuilt 1988, still open.
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- 39 West Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1BD
Contact sources and checked dates
- Website · checked 2026-10-13 · Official source
- Phone · checked 2026-10-13 · Official source
- Business address · checked 2026-10-13 · Official source
Opening
First recorded 1854
Closing
Still operating
Recorded span
About 172 years
Photographs
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History
- Opened
- 1854
- Still open
- 2026
- 1988The Lion rebuilt
- 1988The Lion rebuilt
- 2019The Lion refurbished
- 2026The Lion still open
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Facts
Recorded in PubWiki's Newbury 1911 census summary.
probable fact
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 fact
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. Temporary works / continuity event — not a new opening or venue identity (modelled as refurbished, not reopened).
West Berkshire CAMRA - Lion
Lion rebuilt 1988 (CAMRA / previously researched). Continuity not truncated at 1970.
CAMRA / previously researched
PubWiki Lion (West Street) lists Benjamin Baker in Billings Directory 1854.
PubWiki — Lion, West Street, Newbury