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Picture source: James Bradshaw
The Blue Boar Inn was situated on North Heath and is now used as a fish restaurant called The Crab. It was mentioned during the Battle Of Newbury in the English Civil War.
From The Good Pub Guide 1983:
A cheerful thatched, half-timbered inn, alone on the Downs, which has been carefully converted inside. There are beams, flowery curtains over the diamond-paned windows; the thick wall, painted deep yellow, is hung with heavy-horse harness and an attractive brass-faced clock from Newbury; there are copper pans around the inglenook fireplace; and a variety of seats includes Windsor chairs, high backed settles, cut-away beer casks and snug benches, built into alcoves. The nicest table, which you may have to book, is in a handsome bow window looking down over rolling fields to the distant M4. Sensibly segregated at one end of the pub are a juke box, fruit machine and space game. Food includes home-made soup, sandwiches, a choice of ploughman's, deep-fried scallops, home-made eight-ounce burgers and hot Bratwurst sausages. At lunchtime there are other hot dishes such as roast beef and casseroles, while in the evening the choice is extended to rather more expensive dishes such as grilled fresh fish and steaks; there is also a separate restaurant. Well-kept Morland, Ushers Best and Wadworth 6X on handpump. There are tables among rose-beds and tubs of flowers on the front cobbles by the ancient oak that carries the inn sign.
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Name Dates Comments Russ Felt 1968-1970 What became of Roddy Russell Jones, who operated the Pub? He would close the Pub on weekends with drinking a yard glass of beer and chasing that with a shot of whisky and still able to walk. All would sing the 'Black Bearded Bas... of the Brazen Blue Boar. He claimed upstairs was haunted. Susan Griffin 1966-1972 My father Roderick Russell-Jones was publican of this establishment during the late 60's and early 70's. Daniel Goldshaft 1980-1983 My parents David and Susan Goldshaft owned the Blue Boar. Philip Booth 1958-1962 My parents bought this pub in 1959..john and mary booth Herbert McClain 1965-1968 1988-1992 I was stationed at RAF Welford, Newbury, UK. I was the crew Chief of Fox 3, the Bases main Fire Truck. I frequented the Blue Boar as regular back then. I was also sent to Cornwall to clean beaches from the Torre Canyon Disaster in 1967. I started my USAF Career in 1964 in England and Ended it in1992, At RAF Bentwaters/Woodbridge as the Detachment Chief (Combat Photogrpaher) of the Multimedia Center at RAF Bentwaters. Loved it!!
Other Photos
Picture source: Darkstar
Publicans Mr & Mrs Capon, 1935	Picture source: Raymond Simonds
Publican Roddy Russell-Jones, centre	Picture source: Herb McClain