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Thatcham

Black Horse

2 St Johns Road, Thatcham, RG19 3SY

Former Black Horse at 2 St Johns Road / New Town; Closed Pubs: present by 1840, closed 2015 (residential). Opening year not established.

Status

Closed

Location

2 St Johns Road, Thatcham, RG19 3SY

Type

Pub

Known period

First recorded 1840 · Closed 2015

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History

First recorded
1840
Closed
2015
  1. 2015Black Horse closes

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Evidence

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Listed as Black Horse at New Town, Thatcham on source index (https://pubwiki.co.uk/Berkshire/Thatcham/index.shtml). Existence claim only — not an opening date.

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PubWiki

Undated

Closed Pubs: The Black Horse was situated on St Johns Road, Thatcham. PubWiki indexes New Town — treat as the same New Town / St John's Road locality.

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Closed Pubs Project

1840

Closed Pubs: present by 1840 when the publican was Frederick Hyde. Existence / licensee evidence only — not an opening date.

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Closed Pubs Project

2015

Closed Pubs: The Black Horse closed in 2015 and has now been converted to residential use.

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Closed Pubs Project

c. 1905

User research table: Black Horse, 2 St Johns Road — estimated opening c.1905. CONFLICTS with Closed Pubs existence by 1840 (Frederick Hyde) — not modelled as start_year.

probable evidence

User research — Thatcham closed pubs history + coords (2026-09-19)

c. 1975

User research table: Black Horse estimated closed c.1975. CONFLICTS with Closed Pubs close 2015 (residential conversion) — end_year remains 2015. Flag for human review.

probable evidence

User research — Thatcham closed pubs history + coords (2026-09-19)

Undated

User research coords table: Black Horse last known address 2 St Johns Road, Thatcham.

probable evidence

User research — Thatcham closed pubs history + coords (2026-09-19)

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  1. Black Horse
    First recorded 1840 · Closed 2015

Key dates

Opening

First recorded 1840

Closing

2015

Evidence years

First recorded 1840 · Closed 2015

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