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Operator: Samuel Smith
22 Duke Street, Reading, RG1 4RY (View on Google Map)
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This Pub is Closed Long Term

A pub purchased by Sam Smiths in the 1980s but has never been opened. The license continues to be renewed as confirmed by Reading BC. Repeated enquiries from Reading CAMRA and various media have elicited little-to-no response. Various theories circulate as to why a prime piece of town centre real estate has been left to rot but from branch research it appears to be down to a dispute between the brewery and the Council regarding the car park to the rear of the pub. See http://documents.reading.gov.uk/AnitePublicDocs/00365446.pdf for further details.

Information for this venue is provided by the Reading & Mid-Berks Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Horse & Barge
Local Authority
Reading (B)
Last updated
03/05/2021
Last surveyed
09/04/2021
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Samuel Smith
Pub ID
REA/READIN0440
Asset of Community Value
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