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| HER Number | MWB20460 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of the Hare and Hounds, Bath Road, Beenham |
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Summary
Former location of 19th century or older inn and public house, its site developed for a late 20th century hotel
Monument Type(s):
- INN (19th century to Late 20th century - Present - 1801 AD? to 1990 AD)
- PUBLIC HOUSE (19th century to Late 20th century - Present - 1814 AD to 1990 AD)
Full Description
The Hare and Hounds public house is shown on the Ordnance Survey First edition map of 1877 <1>; on the Fifth edition map of 1970 it is shown as a hotel. Historical pub research indicates that a public house with this name was in operation in 1830 (from Pigot's directory) <2>. The Hare and Hounds was also marked on the 1809 Ordnance Survey Drawing <3> and the Padworth enclosure map of 1814 <7>, and might be one of the buildings schematically depicted on Rocque's mid 18th century map <4>. It appears also have been classified in some late 19th century directories as being an Aldermaston establishment, due to the closeness of several parish boundaries <5>.
An application was approved in 1990 for the demolition of the public house and erection of an hotel <6>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked as PH. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Wilding, K and Harris, S. Public Houses, Inns & Taverns of Berkshire. https://pubwiki.co.uk/Berkshire/. 18/12/2013. Beenham, Hare and Hounds. [Website / SWB148574]
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Berkshire/ (Accessed 08/02/2021) |
| <03> | Ordnance Survey. 1809. Ordnance Survey Drawing of Reading; BL OSD 126, 19. Two inch to the mile. Marked 'Hare & Hounds'. [Map / SWB147331]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_Survey_Drawings_-_Reading_(OSD_126).jpg (Accessed 12/09/2022) |
| <04> | Rocque, J. 1761. Rocque's Map of Berkshire. 1:35,000 (approx). ?Schematically marked as group of houses. [Map / SWB7242]
https://www.rct.uk/collection/700042/rocques-map-of-berkshire (Accessed 09/02/2021) |
| <05> | Wilding, K and Harris, S. Public Houses, Inns & Taverns of Berkshire. https://pubwiki.co.uk/Berkshire/. 18/12/2013. Aldermaston, Hare & Hounds. [Website / SWB148574]
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Berkshire/ (Accessed 08/02/2021) |
| <06> | Newbury District Council. 1974-2000. Newbury District Council Planning Applications 1974-2000. 137530. [Index / SWB148104] |
| <07> | Various. 1738-1858. Berkshire Enclosure Maps - online as New Landscapes. http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk. Padworth 1814. [Map / SWB14663]
http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk (Accessed 08/02/2022) |
Related Monuments
| MWB5909 | A4 BATH ROAD - General Record (Monument) |
| MWB20987 | Site of The Halfway Garages, Bath Road, Padworth (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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