1750s

Coaching-inn Britain

Visual timeline

Thatcham

Pubs, bars and nightlife across the years — openings, closures, name changes, and selected historical photographs from the catalogue.

23 recorded venues · 15 decades

Decade 1 of 15 · Coaching-inn Britain

1750s

Pint ~2dapprox. England

5 opened

  1. Town1750

    Thatcham

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  2. Decade1750

    1750s in Thatcham

    5 openings recorded

  3. Pub opened1750

    New Inn

    Operating c.1580–1968

    Chapel Street

  4. Pub opened1750

    White Hart

    Opened c.1623 · Still open

    High Street

  5. Pub opened1750

    Crown Inn

    Operating c.1640–c.1875

    High Street

  6. Pub opened1750

    Old Chequers

    Opened c.1650 · Still open

    Broadway

  7. Pub opened1750

    Kings Head

    Opened c.1740 · Still open

    Broadway

Decade 2 of 15 · Coaching-inn Britain

1790s

Pint ~3dapprox. England

1 opened

  1. Decade1790

    1790s in Thatcham

    1 opening recorded

  2. Pub opened1795

    Plough

    First recorded c.1795

    First recorded c.1795 · Closed 2017

    Chapel Street

Decade 3 of 15 · Coaching-inn Britain

1840s

Pint ~4dapprox. England

1 opened

  1. Decade1840

    1840s in Thatcham

    1 opening recorded

  2. Pub opened1840

    Swan

    Opened c.1840 · Still open

    Station Road

Decade 4 of 15 · Victorian London

1850s

Pint ~4dapprox. England

1 opened

  1. Decade1850

    1850s in Thatcham

    1 opening recorded

Decade 5 of 15 · Victorian London

1870s

Pint ~4dapprox. England

1 closed

  1. Decade1870

    1870s in Thatcham

    1 closure recorded

  3. Pub closed1875

    Crown Inn

    Operating c.1640–c.1875

    High Street

Decade 6 of 15 · Early aviation · Wright brothers

1900s

Pint ~4dapprox. England

1 opened · 1 closed

  1. Decade1900

    1900s in Thatcham

    1 opening recorded · 1 closure recorded

  2. Pub opened1900

    Crown

    Operating c.1900–1954

    High Street

  5. Pub closed1908

    Queens Head

    Earlier occupancy · dates unknown

    Chapel Street

Decade 7 of 15 · First World War

1910s

Pint ~5dapprox. England

1 opened

  1. Decade1910

    1910s in Thatcham

    1 opening recorded

  2. Pub opened1910

    Crickets

    Opened c.1910 · Still open

    High Street

Decade 8 of 15 · Post-war skies

1950s

Pint ~13dapprox. England

1 closed

  1. Decade1950

    1950s in Thatcham

    1 closure recorded

  4. Pub closed1954

    Crown

    Operating c.1900–1954

    High Street

Decade 9 of 15 · Swinging London · Carnaby Street

1960s

Pint ~18dapprox. England

1 renamed

  1. Decade1960

    1960s in Thatcham

    1 name change

  3. Renamed1968

    Prancing Horse

    Became Prancing Horse

    Previously New Inn at this site.

    Chapel Street

Decade 10 of 15 · Nightlife glow

1970s

Pint ~28dapprox. England

1 opened

  1. Decade1970

    1970s in Thatcham

    1 opening recorded

  3. Pub opened1978

    Silks

    Opened 1978

    London Road

Decade 11 of 15 · Late-century nightlife

1980s

Pint ~70dapprox. England

1 opened

  1. Decade1980

    1980s in Thatcham

    1 opening recorded

  3. Pub opened1988

    Paggies Bar

    Opened 1988 · Still open

    Kingsland Centre

Decade 12 of 15 · Bar culture

1990s

Pint ~£1.40approx. England

3 opened · 1 closed

  1. Decade1990

    1990s in Thatcham

    3 openings recorded · 1 closure recorded

  3. Pub opened1992

    Extreme

    Operating 1992–2003

    Lower Way

  4. Pub opened1992

    Madison's

    Operating 1992–2003

    Lower Way

  5. Pub opened1995

    Mill House

    Opened c.1995 · Still open

    Bradley-Moore Square

Decade 13 of 15 · Contemporary pubs

2000s

Pint ~£2.20approx. England

2 closed · 1 renamed

  1. Decade2000

    2000s in Thatcham

    2 closures recorded · 1 name change

  3. Renamed2003

    Venom

    Became Venom

    Previously Extreme at this site.

    Lower Way

  4. Pub closed2003

    Madison's

    Operating 1992–2003

    Lower Way

  6. Pub closed2008

    Venom

    Operating 2003–2008

    Lower Way

Decade 14 of 15 · Contemporary pubs

2010s

Pint ~£3.40approx. England

2 opened · 2 closed

  1. Decade2010

    2010s in Thatcham

    2 openings recorded · 2 closures recorded

  6. Pub closed2017

    Plough

    First recorded c.1795 · Closed 2017

    Chapel Street

  7. Pub opened2018

    Zachery's

    Operating 2018–2020

    Lower Way

Decade 15 of 15 · Contemporary pubs

2020s

Pint ~£5.04approx. England

1 closed

  1. Decade2020

    2020s in Thatcham

    1 closure recorded

  2. Pub closed2020

    Zachery's

    Operating 2018–2020

    Lower Way

Facts are drawn from accepted venue periods, observations, town editorial, and publicly listable photographs — nothing invented for the timeline. Pint figures are approximate England averages (not local Newbury prices).

Decade atmosphere credits

  • Coaching-inn Britain — James Pollard — Royal Mail Coach (Yale Center for British Art). Public domain.
  • Victorian London — Photochrom print — Cheapside, Library of Congress. Public domain.
  • Early aviation · Wright brothers — John T. Daniels / Library of Congress — Wright Flyer, 1903. Public domain.
  • First World War — Lt. J. W. Brooke — Cheshire Regiment, Somme 1916 (IWM). Public domain (UK Crown Copyright expired).
  • Post-war skies — Photo via Unsplash. Unsplash License (free commercial use).
  • Swinging London · Carnaby Street — The National Archives UK — Carnaby Street, c.1966 (Flickr Commons). No known copyright restrictions (Flickr Commons).
  • Nightlife glow — Photo via Unsplash. Unsplash License (free commercial use).
  • Late-century nightlife — Photo via Unsplash. Unsplash License (free commercial use).
  • Bar culture — Photo via Unsplash. Unsplash License (free commercial use).
  • Contemporary pubs — Photo via Unsplash. Unsplash License (free commercial use).
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