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The Castle was situated at 25 Northbrook Street. This was a grade-II listed pub.

This was the brewery tap for the Newbury Brewery Company. When it closed the building was subdivided; the Northbrook Street frontage became Zales, the rear of the building became The Captains Cabin, later Uncle Henrys. Uncle Henrys closed in 2007 following a fire, however was due to be demolished to make way for the new Parkway shopping centre.

Phil Wood (October 2012)

My parents ran the Castle Tavern back in the early 1980s. I remember all the stories of how haunted the pub was and you could hear the barrels rolling around in the bar as the barrel store was upstairs. My mum also witnessed a robbery at zales the jewellers. It was a squaddie pub and when mum and dad left they had christmas in september for all the regulars.

Charlotte (February 2020)

Listed building details:

Late C18, altered, formerly the Brewer's House of the Satchell and Somerset Brewery (circa 1600-1870), later the Newbury Brewery (1892-1932). Two storeys. Two windows. Slate roof with brick gable stack. Multi-coloured stock brick with red brick dressings. Cornice and parapet. Gauged red brick arches to recessed sash windows. Modern shop front.

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