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22. The Bush Hotel - 37 Market Place, 1701 – 1986.

Now Bush Walk Earlier, from: Wokingham – A Pictorial History / J&R Lea

The timber-framed 15th and 16th century
buildings that make up much of present-day Bush Walk were previously part
of the Bush Hotel. The earliest reference to a licenced property was in 1700
and it was run by a Mrs Simpson and owned by a local brewer John Hawes,
although there is some evidence that an earlier Busshe existed in 1562. After
being a stagecoach inn for 100 years, by 1901 it had become a hotel.

The Bush Hotel closed in 1986 and has now transmuted into the Bush Walk
shopping arcade. The pub-like sign is clear to see, although the design is very
modern.

Cross over the road turning left with the Town Hall on your right-hand side
and walk towards W H Smith/Post Office:-

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