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From the caption of an 1888 photo of the 'Bona Hotel': "Built on the site of the White Hart. It was later demolished, and the Caversham Bridge Hotel built on the site. This in turn was demolished and the Caversham Hotel (now Crown Plaza Hotel) was built." ***
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.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1830/Ann Freebody/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1841/Mary Freebody/Publican/55/Not Berks/Census ***
1841/Lydia Freebody/../20/Berks/Census
1842/Mary Freebody/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1844/Ann Freebody/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/John Fry/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/John Fry/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/John Fry/Innkeeper/60/Binfield, Berks/Census ***
1851/Hester Fry/Wife/45/Bath, Somerset/Census
1851/Mary Fry/Daughter/28/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/Caroline Mearing/Niece/24/Devonshire/Census
1851/William Lambourn/Servant, Labourer/30/Basemede, Berks/Census
1852/John Fry/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1854/John Fry/../../../Billings Directory ***
1856/Thomas Piper/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
Berkshire Chronicle, 18th October 1856
White Hart, Caversham bridge, from Thomas Piper to W Baker Lee
1859/Peter Mattam/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1863/E Martin/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/C Goebel/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1865/Charles Bidett/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1868/Chas Bidett/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1870/Henry Fenn/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1871/Henry Fenn/Publican/27/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Fenn/Wife/30/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1871/Elizabeth Fenn/Daughter/2/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1871/Ada Fenn/Daughter/1/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1875/James Brown/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/Caleb Collins/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/Antonio G Bona/Hotel Keeper/29/Italy/Census ***
1881/Esther Bona/Wife/27/Peterborough, Yorks/Census
1881/Ernest A Bona/Son/4m/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Margheritta M Bona/Sister/18/Italy/Census
1881/Rose Allaway/Servant, General Servant/18/Stoke Row, Oxon/Census
1881/Kate Malins/Servant, Bar Maid/19/Reading, Berks/Census
1884/Antonio Govianni Bona/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1888/Antonia Giovanni Bona/& boat builder and proprietor/../../Stevens
Directory ***
1891/Esther Bona/Wife/30/Peterborough/Census ***
1891/Reginald Silvio Bona/Son/4/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Helen Salmon/Servant, Housekeeper/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1891/Alice smith/Servant, Housemaid/27/Newbury, Berks/Census
1891/Annie Osbourne/Servant, Housemaid/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1891/Elizabeth E Kerr/Servant, Nursemaid/15/London, Middlesex/Census
1891/Charles F Pagett/Servant, Ostler/24/Reading, Berks/Census
Caversham Bridge Hotel (the name varies between Caversham Hotel and
Caversham Bridge Hotel) :
1893/Antonio G Bona/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/Antonio Giovani Bona/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1900/Antonio Giovani Bona/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/Antonio G Bona/Hotel & Launch Proprietor, Widow/47/Italy (English
Subject)/Census ***
1901/Florence E Guyther/Servant, Hotel Manageress/24/Swansea, Wales/Census
1901/Alice Franklin/Servant, Housemaid/23/Whitchurch, Oxon/Census
1901/Ruben W Fuller/Servant, Houseboy/15/Caversham, Oxon/Census
1903/A G Bona/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1920/Mrs L Blackall/../../../Kellys Directory ***
*** Provided By Colin Ager