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| HER Number | MWB7078 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | The Elephant at the Market, 8 Market Place, Newbury (formerly the Three Tuns and the Queen's Hotel) |
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Summary
Grade II listed mid 19th century inn, refronting an older inn
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1290412: QUEEN'S HOTEL
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Monument Type(s):
- INN (18th - 19th century - 1701 AD? to 1900 AD)
Full Description
The building at 8 Market Place in Newbury is Grade II listed. Its name has changed several times, in 2016 from the Queen's Hotel to The Elephant at the Market. The listed building description notes it as a mid 19th century refronting of an older inn <1>, of three storeys with a stucco front and a carriage entrance at the south end.
It has been suggested that both "The Three Tuns" and "The Elephant and Castle" occupied the site simultaneously <1> <7>; however, on the large scale OS Town Plan of 1880 <8>, the Queen's Hotel site is marked "Three Tuns" and the "Elephant and Castle" occupies the site next door, later rebuilt as Barclays Bank. Historical pub research indicates that a public house with the name "Three Tuns" was in operation from 1830 (from Pigot's directory) <9>. The Queen's Hotel is listed in local directories from 1883.
A photograph in West Berkshire Museum shows a crowd gathered in front of the hotel around 1930 <12>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <02> | Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 1997. Excavation and watching brief of features at the rear of the Queen's Hotel, Market Place, Newbury. WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB12457] |
| <03> | Newbury Weekly News. 1983. Cable layers uncover 20ft. Newbury well. [Article in serial / SWB13191] |
| <04> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p397. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <05> | The Borough Museum, Newbury. 1973. Newbury Buildings Past and Present. p45. [Monograph / SWB12937] |
| <06> | unassigned. 1992. Observations at The Queen's Hotel, Market Place, Newbury. [Unpublished document / SWB148629] |
| <07> | Edwards, A. 2010. The Queens Hotel, 8 Market Place. [Unpublished document / SWB148658] |
| <08> | Landmark. 1880-81. Digital OS Mapping Epoch 1, 1:500 - Newbury Town Plan. Digital. 1:500. Marked 'Three Tuns (P.H.)'. [Map / SWB146990] |
| <09> | Wilding, K and Harris, S. Public Houses, Inns & Taverns of Berkshire. https://pubwiki.co.uk/Berkshire/. 18/12/2013. Newbury, Three Tuns, Market Place. [Website / SWB148574]
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Berkshire/ (Accessed 08/02/2021) |
| <10> | Various. 1980-1999?. Listed Building Photos taken by Newbury District Conservation Officers. Not aerial photo. [Photograph / SWB148754] |
| <11> | Davis, Cornelius. 1849. Davis' Ten Miles round Newbury, 1849. Ref No 13 'Three Tuns Inn'. [Map / SWB13949] |
| <12> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:1979.72.109. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
Related Monuments
| MWB7083 | Brick domed well at The Queen's Hotel, Market Place, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB7080 | Queen's Hotel, Market Place (Find Spot) |
| MWB7079 | Queen's Hotel, Market Place (Monument) |
| MWB7081 | Queen's Hotel, Market Place (Monument) |
| MWB7082 | Queen's Hotel, Market Place, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB3436 | CHEAP STREET/MARKET PLACE, NEWBURY (Monument) |
| MWB3424 | NEWBURY (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB452 | The Queen's Hotel, Market Place, Newbury: Excavation and Watching brief (Ref: Site Code MPN 97/9) |
| EWB1361 | Observations at The Queen's Hotel, Market Place, Newbury |
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