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29. The Crispin, 45 Denmark Steet, 1840 to now.

The Crispin is one of the oldest
buildings in Wokingham. It was
built in the 15th century as a hall-
house. This means it had a large
central hall – the main room of the
building – open to the roof, with a
fire in the centre of the room. It
was obviously the home of a
prosperous man. In later times it
was modernised, and an upper
floor built across the full breadth of the house. Sometime later it was divided
into three cottages.

1935

By 1854, the owner of the central
cottage (James Green) had become
sufficiently prosperous as a 'brewer
and beer seller', to buy out the other
two owners and obtain a full licence.
James Green had been a shoemaker. It
is believed that this is when the pub
was named The Crispin, as St. Crispin
is the patron saint of shoemakers.

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