Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in Berkshire

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Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in Berkshire

This list includes properties owned by the brewery in 1958, just before the merger with Courage. Many of the pubs in the list were acquired when other breweries were taken over, but there are also some properties here which had closed before 1958. Information provided courtesy of the Simonds Family Archive.


Reading

  1. Allied Arms, 57 St Marys Butts
  2. Anglers Arms, 48 Albert Road
  3. Barley Mow, 55 London Street
  4. Battle Inn, Oxford Road
  5. Bear Inn, 22 Bridge Street
  6. Bear, Park Lane, Tilehurst, Reading
  7. Bedford Arms, Bedford Road
  8. Beehive, formerly Clarence, Broad Street
  9. Beerhouse, 38-42 London Road
  10. Bell, Oxford Road, Tilehurst, Reading
  11. Bird in Hand, 12-14 Lower Armour Road, Tilehurst, Reading
  12. Blagrave Arms, Blagrave Street
  13. Blue Lion, Willow Street / Wolseley Street
  14. Boars Head, 26 Friar Street
  15. Boatbuilders Arms, Kings Road
  16. Brewers Arms, Bridge Street
  17. Brewery Tap, later Peacock, Broad Street
  18. Brickmakers Arms, Coley
  19. Brunswick Arms, Brunswick Road
  20. Bugle, Friar Street. Acquired in June 1882
  21. Burgh, Kings Road
  22. Carpenters Arms, Crown Street / Southampton Street
  23. Cheddar Cheese Hotel (previously Boars Head), Broad Street. Owned in 1885
  24. Clifton Arms, Caversham Road
  25. Coach & Horses, 1 Silver Street
  26. College Arms, Tuns Lane. Acquired in Jan. 1879
  27. Crown, Crown Street. Acquired in July 1872
  28. Drum, Mill Lane
  29. Duke of Edinburgh, Caversham Road
  30. Dukes Head, Broad Street
  31. Eastgate, Cholmeley Road
  32. Elephant Hotel (Elephant & Castle), Market Place
  33. Elm Tree, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading
  34. Engineers Arms, Katesgrove Lane
  35. Engineers Arms, Whitley Wood Lane
  36. Feathers Inn, Market Passage
  37. Fishermans Cottage, Kennet Side
  38. Fountain, London Street
  39. Four Horseshoes, Basingstoke Road, Whitley, Reading
  40. Fox & Hounds, Tilehurst, Reading
  41. Fox, West Street / Oxford Road
  42. Grenadier, Basingstoke Road, Whitley, Reading
  43. Greyhound, 2-4 Mount Pleasant
  44. Greyhound, Exlode Street. Acquired in 1854
  45. Happy Prospect, Coronation Square, Southcote Estate
  46. Hop Leaf House, 162 Wantage Road, Reading. A former Arthur Cooper off-licence
  47. Hop Leaf, 163 Southampton Street (later to Hop Back Brewery)
  48. Horn, St Marys Butts / Castle Street. Acquired in 1875
  49. Horncastle, Bath Road, Calcot, Reading
  50. Horse & Jockey, 120 Castle Street
  51. Jack of Both Sides, 153 London Road
  52. Jolly Anglers, Kennet Side. Acquired in March 1873
  53. Jolly Brewers, 26-32 Tilehurst Road, Somerstown. Acquired in 1885
  54. Jolly Porter, 37 Station Road / Station Hill
  55. Kennet Arms, Pell Street / Kates Grove. Acquired in June 1882
  56. Kennet House, London Street
  57. Kings Head, 26 Whitley Street
  58. Leopold Arms, Leopold Street. Acquired in May 1863
  59. Little Crown, 13 Southampton Street
  60. Little Plough, The Triangle, Tilehurst. Closed ca.1950
  61. London Tavern, 2 Broad Street
  62. Lower Ship, Duke Street
  63. Magpie & Parrot, Arborfield Road
  64. Malt House, Broad Street. Acquired in 1872
  65. Marquis of Lorne, Friar Street
  66. Merry Maidens, 234 Shinfield Road, Whitley, Reading
  67. Moderation, 213 Caversham Road
  68. New Inn, Oxford Road
  69. Oatsheaf, 46 Broad Street
  70. Off-licence, 57 Hosier Street
  71. Old Boars Head, 26 Friar Street. Formerly Hewett & Co. Ltd (Berkshire)
  72. Oxford Arms, 16 Silver Street. Acquired in Jan. 1885
  73. Pheasant, 229 Southampton Street. Acquired in June 1882
  74. Plasterers Arms, 38-40 Rupert Street, Newtown
  75. Plasterers Arms, Bridge Street
  76. Post Office Tavern, 96 Broad Street / Chain Street. Closed by 1901
  77. Premier, Caversham Road / Vachel Road
  78. Prince Alfred, Spring Gardens. Acquired in Jan. 1879
  79. Prince of Wales, School Road, Tilehurst, Reading. Opened c. 1939
  80. Printers Arms, Kennet Street
  81. Queen, Mill Lane. Acquired in July 1879
  82. Queens Arms, Hosier Street. Acquired in June 1868
  83. Queens Head, Christchurch Road
  84. Queens Head, Whitley, Reading
  85. Rainbow, Chain Street
  86. Red Cow, Southampton Street / 50 Crown Street
  87. Red Rose, Southampton Street. Acquired in March 1863
  88. Reindeer, 9 Southampton Street
  89. Roebuck, Tilehurst, Reading
  90. Rose & Crown, Silver Street
  91. Rose & Thistle, 43 Argyle Road
  92. Rose & Thistle, Abbey Wall
  93. Royal Oak, Broad Street. Acquired in 1855
  94. Royal William, Southampton Road (8-10 Spring Gardens?)
  95. Russell Arms, Bedford Street. Acquired in June 1882
  96. Sailors Home, West Street
  97. Saracens Head, Kings Road. Acquired in Sept. 1876
  98. Ship Hotel, Duke Street
  99. Sun Inn, 16 Castle Street
  100. Swan Inn, St Marys Butts. Demolished 1880s
  101. Swiss Cottage, 25-27 Tilehurst Road
  102. Tanners Arms, Orchard Street. Acquired in June 1875
  103. The Tavern, Northumberland Avenue, Whitley Estate. Opened in 1959
  104. Three Tuns, 191 Wokingham Road, Reading
  105. Two Brewers, West Mills, Newbury
  106. Upper Ship Inn, . Acquired in 1872
  107. Victoria Arms, Friar Street
  108. Victoria Arms, London Road
  109. Victoria, Eldon Terrace
  110. Walnut Tree, Acquired in June 1882
  111. Welldale Arms, Weldale Street. Acquired in Nov. 1866
  112. Wellington Arms, Howard Street. Acquired in 1863
  113. Wellington Arms, Whitley Street. Acquired in Feb 1873
  114. White Hart, 1 Oxford Road
  115. White Horse, 74 Caversham Road
  116. World Turned Upside Down, Basingstoke Road, Whitley, Reading
  117. Wynford Arms, 110 Kings Road

Caversham

  1. Black Horse (1936), 16 Kidmore End Road, Emmer Green, Caversham
  2. Crown Hotel, 3 Bridge Street, Caversham
  3. Fox & Hounds, 51 Gosbrook Road, Caversham
  4. Griffin Inn, 10 Church Road, Caversham. Rebuilt 1910
  5. Grosvenor House, Caversham Heights. Opened in 1935
  6. Off-licence, 61 Kings Road, Lower Caversham
  7. Railway Tavern, Greyfriars Road, Caversham
  8. Red Cow, 56 Star Road, Caversham
  9. Shoulder of Mutton, Emmer Green, Caversham
  10. Star, Gosbrook Road, Lower Caversham
  11. White Hart, Emmer Green, Caversham. 1845
  12. White Horse, Kidmore End Road, Emmer Green, Caversham

Newbury

  1. Adam & Eve, 28 Greenham Road, Newbury
  2. Anchor, 101 Northbrook Street, Newbury
  3. Axe & Compass, 73 Cheap Street, Newbury
  4. Bacon Arms, 10 Oxford Street, Newbury
  5. Bricklayers Arms, 137 Bartholomew Street, Newbury
  6. Castle Tavern, 25 Northbrook Street, Newbury
  7. Catherine Wheel, Cheap Street, Newbury
  8. Clock Tower Inn, 15 The Broadway, Newbury
  9. Cock, 108 Shaw Road, Newbury
  10. Coopers Arms, 39 Bartholomew Street, Newbury
  11. Dolphin, Bartholomew Street, Newbury
  12. Eight Bells, Bartholomew Street, Newbury
  13. Falkland Arms, Bartholomew Street, Newbury
  14. Gun, 142 Andover Road, Wash Common, Newbury
  15. King Charles Tavern, 54 Cheap Street, Newbury
  16. Lamb, 5 Enborne Road, Newbury
  17. Nags Head, 91 Bartholomew Street, Newbury
  18. Old London Apprentice, 2 Hambridge Road, Newbury
  19. Old Waggon & Horses, 26 Market Place, Newbury
  20. Plough, The Folly, Stroud Green, Newbury
  21. Queens Hotel, Market Place, Newbury
  22. Red House, 12 Hampton Road, Newbury
  23. Rising Sun, 11 Wharf Road, Newbury
  24. Robin Hood, 110 London Road, Newbury
  25. Rokeby Arms, Newtown Road, Newbury
  26. Rose & Crown, Northcroft Lane, Newbury
  27. Star, 20 London Road, Newbury
  28. Swan, 326 London Road, Newbury

Bracknell

  1. Blue Lion, Bracknell
  2. Crown, High Street, Bracknell
  3. Green Man, Crowthorne Road, Easthamstead, Bracknell
  4. Hinds Head, High Street, Bracknell
  5. Horse & Groom, Bagshot Road, Bracknell
  6. Prince of Wales, Shepherds Lane, Bracknell. Opened in 1955
  7. Red Lion Hotel, High Street, Bracknell
  8. Roebuck, St Marks Road, Binfield, Bracknell
  9. Royal Oak, Bullbrook, Bracknell
  10. Shoulder of Mutton, Binfield, Bracknell
  11. Stag & Hounds, Binfield, Bracknell
  12. Victoria Arms, Binfield, Bracknell

Maidenhead

  1. Bear Hotel, High Street, Maidenhead. Rebuilt after a fire in 1955
  2. Blue Bell, Duke Street / Hart Street, Maidenhead
  3. Jolly Farmer, North Town, Maidenhead. Ex Nicholson & Sons Ltd
  4. Moor Tavern, Bridge Street, Maidenhead. Ex Nicholson & Sons Ltd
  5. Rose Hotel, Maidenhead
  6. Windsor Castle, Bath Road, Maidenhead. Ex Nicholson & Sons Ltd

Shinfield

  1. Bell & Bottle, 37 School Green, Shinfield
  2. Black Boy (later Shinfield Arms), Shinfield Road, Shinfield
  3. Farmers Arms, Shinfield
  4. George & Dragon, Three Mile Cross, Shinfield
  5. Magpie & Parrot, Arborfield Road, Shinfield
  6. Merry Maidens, Shinfield
  7. Plough Inn, Shinfield
  8. Six Bells, Shinfield
  9. Swan, Basingstoke Road, Three Mile Cross, Shinfield
  10. Wynford Arms, 110 Kings Road, Shinfield

Slough

  1. Dolphin, Slough
  2. Golden Eagle, Slough
  3. Nags Head, Elliman Avenue, Slough
  4. North Star, Slough
  5. Red Cow, Upton, Slough
  6. Royal Oak, Slough
  7. Two Roses, Micklefield Road, Slough (possibly an error)
  8. Western, Slough

Thatcham

  1. Black Horse, Thatcham
  2. Crown, High Street, Thatcham
  3. Kings Head, Thatcham
  4. New Inn, Thatcham
  5. Swan, Thatcham
  6. Wheatsheaf, Thatcham
  7. White Hart, Thatcham

Windsor

  1. Bricklayers Arms, Clewer, Windsor
  2. Carpenters Arms, Windsor
  3. Criterion, Clewer, Windsor
  4. Criterion, Peascod Street, Windsor
  5. Duke of Cambridge, 104 Peascod Street, Windsor
  6. Globe, Windsor
  7. Grapes, Windsor
  8. Man of Kent, Clewer, Windsor
  9. Queens Head, Windsor
  10. Railway Arms, Goswell Lane, Windsor
  11. Royal Adelaide Hotel, Kings Road, Windsor
  12. Thames Hotel, Windsor
  13. Windsor Castle, Windsor

Wokingham

  1. Bush, Wokingham
  2. Crispin, Denmark Road, Wokingham
  3. Fox & Hounds, Forest Road, Wokingham
  4. Old Leathern Bottle, Barkham Road, Wokingham
  5. Pin & Bowl, Brook, Wokingham
  6. Roebuck, 8 Market Place, Wokingham
  7. Royal Exchange, 20 Denmark Street, Wokingham
  8. Ship, Wokingham
  9. Thatched Cottage, Embrook Road, Wokingham
  10. Three Brewers, Barkham Road, Wokingham
  11. Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road, Wokingham
  12. Warren House, Wokingham
  13. White Hart, Rose Street, Wokingham

Elsewhere in Berkshire

  1. Barley Mow, Blewbury near Didcot
  2. Bell & Bottle, London Road, Knowl Hill. Rebuilt in 1929
  3. Bell, 2-4 High Street, Twyford
  4. Bell, Boxford
  5. Bells, Swallowfield
  6. Blue Ball, Kintbury
  7. Blue Boar, Wantage Road, North Heath, near Chieveley
  8. Borough Arms, High Street, Hungerford
  9. Bridge House Inn, Theale
  10. Bull & Butcher, Sandhurst
  11. Bull & Chequers (Chequers), Woodley
  12. Bull, Arborfield Cross, near Wokingham
  13. Bull, Barkham near Wokingham
  14. Bull, Riseley
  15. Bull, Sonning near Reading
  16. Castle Inn, Church Hill, Hurst
  17. Castle Inn, Cold Ash Hill, Cold Ash
  18. Chequers, London Road, Sunningdale
  19. Craven Arms, Enborne
  20. Cricketers Inn, Weston, near Welford
  21. Cricketers, Hurst
  22. Cross Keys, Pangbourne
  23. Crown & Horns, East Ilsley
  24. Crown, Bray
  25. Crown, Burchetts Green
  26. Crown, Lower Basildon
  27. Cunning Man, Burghfield Bridge
  28. Dog & Partridge, Sunninghill
  29. Dreadnought, Thames Towpath, Earley. Closed 1952
  30. Dukes Head, Sunninghill
  31. Falcon Hotel, Woodley near Reading. 1937
  32. Falcon, High Street, Theale
  33. Farriers Arms, Spencers Wood near Reading
  34. Feathers, Wraysbury
  35. Five Bells, Odiham Road, Riseley
  36. Five Bells, Woodspeen
  37. Flying Horse, Allnutt
  38. Four Horseshoes, Newell Green, Warfield
  39. Four Points, Aldworth near Newbury
  40. Fox & Hounds, Chieveley
  41. Fox & Hounds, Fence Wood
  42. Fox, Winkfield Row near Bracknell
  43. George & Dragon, Swallowfield near Reading
  44. George & Dragon, Wargrave
  45. George Hotel, Market Place, Colnbrook
  46. George, Langley near East Ilsley
  47. George, Loddon Bridge near Reading
  48. Golden Cross, Poyle
  49. Greyhound, 24 The Street, Tidmarsh. Ex South Berkshire Brewery Co. Ltd
  50. Greyhound, Eton Wick
  51. Greyhound, Wargrave
  52. Halfway Inn, A4, Halfway
  53. Hare & Hounds, Bath Road, Speen, near Newbury
  54. Hare & Hounds, Lambourn Woodlands
  55. Hatch Gate, The Hatch, Burghfield
  56. Hinds Head, High Street, Lambourn
  57. Horse & Groom, Mortimer near Reading
  58. Horse & Jockey, Crookham near Newbury
  59. Ibex Inn, 39 Main Street, Chaddleworth
  60. Iron Duke, Crowthorne
  61. Jolly Farmer, 355 Yorktown Road, Sandhurst
  62. Jolly Farmer, Davis Street, Hurst
  63. Jolly Gardener, Holyport near Maidenhead
  64. Lamb, 46 Newbury Street, Lambourn
  65. Lamb, Church Street, Theale
  66. Lamb, Hungerford
  67. Mole, Arborfield near Wokingham
  68. Morning Star, Datchet
  69. Nags Head, Sunningdale
  70. New Inn, Bott Bridge, Warfield
  71. New Inn, Curridge near Chieveley
  72. New Inn, Finchampstead near Wokingham
  73. New Inn, Knowl Hill near Maidenhead
  74. Nine Pin Bowl, Tanyard, Oakingham
  75. Off-licence, Davis Street, Hurst
  76. Off-licence, Wokingham Road, Earley
  77. Old Bell, Burfield near Windsor
  78. Old Bell, Grazeley
  79. Old Hatchet, Winkfield
  80. Old White Hart, Station Road, Didcot. Closed in 1927
  81. Ostrich Inn, High Street, Colnbrook
  82. Perseverance, Wraysbury
  83. Pheasant, Reading Road, Winnersh
  84. Plough, Colnbrook
  85. Plough, Hampstead Norreys Road, Hermitage
  86. Plume, Hungerford
  87. Prince Alfred, Crowthorne near Wokingham
  88. Prince Alfred, Sandhurst
  89. Railway Arms, South Ascot
  90. Red House, Station Road, Twyford
  91. Red Lion, Basildon near Reading
  92. Red Lion, Spencers Wood near Reading
  93. Rising Sun, Blacknest near Sunningdale. Paul Hathaway writes: It may be of interest that the pub changed its name in World War Two to the Belvedere Arms. The reason was the landlord did not want his pub to be associated with the Japanese emblem of the rising sun. It takes its name from the nearby Fort Belvedere, itself a historic building but most famous as the haunt of Edward VIII and Wallace Simpson.
  94. Rising Sun, Burghfield near Reading
  95. Rising Sun, Datchet
  96. Rising Sun, Sonning Hill, Sonning
  97. Rose & Crown, Sandhurst
  98. Row Barge, Station Road, Woolhampton near Aldermaston
  99. Royal Hunt, Ascot
  100. Royal Oak, College Town, Sandhurst
  101. Royal Oak, Sunningdale
  102. Royal Oak, Whitchurch near Reading
  103. Royal Oak, Yattendon near Reading
  104. Royal Station Hotel, Station Road, Twyford
  105. Sawyers Arms, Lambourn
  106. Shepherds House, Woodley
  107. Shoulder of Mutton, Shiplake near Reading
  108. Six Bells, Reading Road, Burghfield
  109. Stars, Reading Road, Pangbourne
  110. Sunnindale Hotel, Sunningdale
  111. Swan, Arborfield near Wokingham
  112. Swan, Inkpen
  113. Swan, Shooters Hill, Pangbourne
  114. Swan, West Shefford
  115. Three Crowns, Bucklebury
  116. Three Firs, Reading Road, Burghfield Common
  117. Three Horse Shoes, Kintbury
  118. Three Jays, Sunninghill
  119. Three Legged Cross, Warfield
  120. Three Tuns, Hatch Gate, Maiden Erleigh
  121. Victoria Arms, Mortimer near Reading
  122. Volunteer, Crookham Common. Compulsorily purchased by the Air Ministry
  123. Waggon & Horses, Old Bath Road, Twyford
  124. Walter Arms, Bearwood Road, Sindlesham
  125. Waterloo Hotel, Moulsford near Wallingford
  126. Wheatsheaf, Grazeley
  127. White Hart Hotel, Park Street, Colnbrook
  128. White Hart, Hamstead Marshall
  129. White Hart, Oakingham
  130. White House, Wargrave near Twyford.
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