Description

1. THE BROADWAY
5127
No 26
(Formerly listed as No 26
Kings Cafe)

SU 4767 NW 4/56 29.9.50

II GV

2.
Circa 1734. Nos 23 and 26 were developed im similar style by John Carey, and
became part of the Bear Inn. Three storeys. Two windows. Double-pile plan with
hipped and gabled tile roof at rear. Tall brick stacks with moulded caps. Multi-
coloured stock brick. Brick dentil cornice and parapet, returning at west end.
Moulded string at 2nd floor level breaking forward over 1st floor windows. Gauged
flat red brick arches to flush framed sash windows with exposed boxing and glazing
bars. Modern restaurant front to ground floor. After the closure of the Bear Inn
(before 1768), No 26, became part of Gales Speenhamland Brewery, and from 1802-circa
1930 part of the Brewers House of Adnam's Brewery.
(Newbury Buildings Past and Present (1973) 5 and 7).

Listing NGR: SU4704067638

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26515302

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)