Reading Pubs History index (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Reading, Berkshire. The Reading, Berkshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
This pub is now closed and in restaurant use (2013).
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In the early 1970s, this was a Watney's Schooner Inn. *
Mitre, 47 West Street, Reading - in May 2013
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1841/George Partridge/Inn Keeper/37/Not Berks/Census ***
1841/Ann Partridge/../38/Not Berks/Census
1841/Elizabeth Partridge/../3/Berks/Census
1841/Sarah Gatehouse/Servant/22/Berks/Census
1841/Dorothea Rabon/Independent/36/Berks/Census
1841/Ida Rabon/../8/Foreign/Census
1842/George Potridge/beershop and chop house/../../Post Office Directory ***
1844/George Partridge/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/Geo Partridge/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/George Partridge/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1852/Geo Partridge/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1853/George Potridge/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1854/George Potridge/../../../Billings Directory ***
1859/William Keeley/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1863/W Keeley/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1870/J W Coppin/../../../Locks Directory ***
1870/Walter Coppen/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1875/William Newell/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/William Newell/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/William Newell/Brewer & Publican/42/Brightwell, Oxon/Census ***
1881/Martha E Newell/Wife/37/Brightwell, Oxon/Census
1881/William Newell/Son, Scholar/10/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Annie Crawley/Niece, Scholar/9/Staines, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriett Rennes/Servant, Barmaid/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa Ford/Servant, Domestic Servant/25/Reading, Berks/Census
1883/William Newell/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/Wm Newell/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1891/William Newell/Brewer/52/Brightwell, Oxon/Census ***
1891/Martha E Newell/Wife/47/Brightwell, Berks/Census
1891/William H Newell/Son, Brewer/20/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Ernest S J Newell/Son/4/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Annie C Crawley/Niece, Barmaid/19/Staines, Middlesex/Census
1891/Lydia Clark/Servant, Barmaid/20/North Moreton, Berks/Census
1891/Harriet Hurst/Servant, General Servant/19/Berwick, oxon/Census
1895/Wm Newell/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/Tom Waldron/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1900/Tom Waldron/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/Tom J Waldron/Licensed Victualler/39/Henley on Thames, Oxon/Census ***
1901/Sidwell Waldron/Wife/43/Ollery St Mary, Oxon/Census
1901/Ernest T Waldron/Son/13/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Lionel J H Waldron/Son/11/Caversham, Oxon/Census
1901/William Lawrence/Visitor, Soldier Luit R Artillery/50/Henley on Thames,
Oxon/Census
1901/Ellen Lawrence/Visitor/56/Ireland/Census
1901/Norah Lawrence/Visitor/17/Gibraltar/Census
1901/Alice M Herbert/Servant, Bar Maid/23/Ilsley, Berks/Census
1901/Ellen S Hawkins/Servant, Bar Maid/22/Broadmoor, Berks/Census
1903/Tom J Waldron/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Tom J Waldron/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Tom J Waldron/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1913/Tom J Waldron/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/Tom J Waldron/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1920/Henry Egby/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/George Plumb/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/George Plumb/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/George Plumb/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1934/Howard Wise/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1937/Howard Wise/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1949/Chas J Tilley/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1952/P W Grace/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/T J Wallis/../../../Kellys Directory ***
* Provided by Tris
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Colin Ager