Crown Inn
36 High Street, Thatcham (Crown House)
Former Crown Inn at 36 High Street (Crown House); open c.1640, closed c.1875. Distinct from Crown at 16 High Street.
Status
Closed
Location
36 High Street, Thatcham (Crown House)
Type
Pub
Known period
Operating c.1640–c.1875
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History
- Opened
- c. 1640
- Closed
- 1875
- c. 1640Crown Inn opens
- c. 1874Crown Inn closes
- c. 1875Crown Inn closes
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Evidence
Undated
Listed as Crown at Broad Street, 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 Crown (Crown Inn) was situated at 36 High Street, Thatcham; now residential as Crown House. Distinct from Crown at 16 High Street and from Old Chequers at 36 The Broadway.
probable evidence
Closed Pubs Project
Closed Pubs / Nick Young: Crown Inn at 36 High Street closed between 1874 (Frederick West landlord) and 1881 (census uninhabited). Display as c.1874 close — do not invent a single exact year from that range. Index column also says 19th c.
probable evidence
Closed Pubs Project
Undated
West Berkshire Museum Focus on Thatcham: there have been two Crown Inns; the older was at 36 High Street and closed between 1874 and 1881; the original timber-framed building dated back to the 1600s.
probable evidence
West Berkshire Museum — Focus on Thatcham
User research: Original Crown Inn, 36 High Street, Thatcham — estimated opening c.1640. Modelled as start_year=1640 with start_qualifier=circa.
probable evidence
User research — Thatcham closed pubs history + coords (2026-09-19)
User research: Original Crown Inn, 36 High Street — closed c.1875. Aligns with Closed Pubs / museum range 1874–1881 (1881 census uninhabited).
probable evidence
User research — Thatcham closed pubs history + coords (2026-09-19)
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Key dates
Opening
First recorded c. 1640
Closing
1875
Evidence years
Operating c.1640–c.1875
Recorded span about 235 years
Nearby in 1640
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Sources
- Closed Pubs — Crown Inn, 36 High Street, Thatcham
Closed Pubs Project
User research — Thatcham closed pubs history + coords (2026-09-19)
PubExplorer contributor research
- West Berkshire Museum — Focus on Thatcham
West Berkshire Museum