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The New Leathern Bottle – Barkham Road
Up to 1901
The New Leather Bottle was a short-lived beer house (c.l870 — c.1911) at Sand Pits, on the
Barkham Road, on the Walter estate; sometimes confused with a separate establishment, the Old
Leathern Bottle (or 'Bottel' as it's now named) that was about 400 yards away.
The Pin & Bowl – Finchampstead Road
Up to 1901
Probably built in the 16th century, the establishment underwent many changes over the years –
beer was being brewed here in 1722 and sold here in an alehouse here in 1740.
