The Narrowboat
London Road, Newbury (canal-side near Tesco), RG14 2BP
Formerly the White House; renamed Narrowboat by 2004; closed 2016 (Closed Pubs); vacant from Dec 2016; demolished by 2021 (HER).
Status
Closed
Location
London Road, Newbury (canal-side near Tesco), RG14 2BP
Type
Pub
Known period
First recorded 1911 · documented through 2004
Photographs
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History
- Opened
- 2004
- Previous use
- White House Hotel
- 2004White House Hotel ends
- before 2004renamed to White House Hotel
- 2016The Narrowboat closes
- Dec 2016The Narrowboat closes
- Laterrenamed to The Narrowboat
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Evidence
Undated
Closed Pubs: The Narrowboat was situated on London Road, Newbury. User / Wikimapia site pin places it canal-side near Tesco (lat 51.40333, lng -1.30639); exact building footprint unverified.
Closed Pubs - The Narrowboat, Newbury
Closed Pubs: The Narrowboat (formerly The White House) closed in 2016. Year-level only on that page; HER separately records the building vacant from December 2016.
Closed Pubs - The Narrowboat, Newbury
Undated
Closed Pubs: The Narrowboat was formerly known as The White House. Modelled as sequential periods at the same place (White House Hotel → Narrowboat), not alias-only.
Closed Pubs - The Narrowboat, Newbury
West Berkshire HER MWB20718: The Narrow Boat building had been vacant since December 2016. Supports Closed Pubs' 2016 closure; use December 2016 as the vacancy boundary unless a more precise last-trading day is found. Demolition by 2021 is a separate building end event.
West Berkshire HER - The Narrow Boat
A West Berkshire Council application received on 29 January 2004 names The Narrowboat as a public house on London Road. (Strong public-house anchor for the successor identity.)
West Berkshire Council definitive-map application
West Berkshire HER MWB20718: The former Narrow Boat public house had been demolished by 2021. Place/building end event — distinct from the 2016 trading closure.
West Berkshire HER - The Narrow Boat
Name history
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Key dates
Opening
2004
Closing
2016
Evidence years
First recorded 1911 · documented through 2004
Recorded span about 12 years
Earlier & later
← White House Hotel
First recorded 1911 · Closed before 2004
Nearby in 2004
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Sources
- West Berkshire Council definitive-map application
PubExplorer gap-fill
- West Berkshire HER - The Narrow Boat
PubExplorer gap-fill
- West Berkshire HER - The Narrow Boat
PubExplorer gap-fill
- Closed Pubs - The Narrowboat, Newbury
Closed Pubs Project