The Old Lamb, Theale, Reading, Berkshire - Pubs and Inns on Waymarking.com

Theale owes much of its past and present prosperity to its good road communications links. In the pre-railway era, the village was an important staging post on the old Bath Road, as witnessed by the number of old pubs to be found on its High Street, and the former brewery that served them. One local legend claims that Theale got its name, "The Ale" from when it was the first staging post out of London along the Bath Road. Another claims that the village once held the record for having the most Public Houses in the smallest area - and indeed at one time the village was home to at least nine (The Bull (formerly The Wheel of Fortune), The Falcon, The Angel (now gone, once on the site of the old United Reform Church chapel, now itself replaced by flats), The Crown, The Red Lion, The Lamb, The Volunteer, The Railway Arms (now gone, once opposite the station car park) and The Thatcher's Arms). Most likely neither story is true. The name possibly derives from an original meaning of "crossing over water".

The Old Lamb Hotel (formerly the Lamb Inn coaching house) dates back to 1487 and is one of the oldest buildings in Theale. After conversion into two cottages circa 1870, its old function was restored first as a teahouse in 1948 and later as a motel. Inside are a heavily timbered room, a fireplace with fire irons circa 1660 and some graffiti left on a window by a wealthy customer wearing a diamond ring in 1704.

Real Ale: yes Bar Food Available: yes Restaurant: yes Children Allowed: All areas Dogs Allowed: yes CAMRA Listed: no Accommodation: yes Beer brewed on site: no Website: [Web Link] Garden: Not Listed General comments: Not listed

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