King Charles Tavern is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. A Mid C19 Public house. 1 related planning application.

King Charles Tavern

WRENN ID
cold-pinnacle-plum
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
Country
England
Type
Public house
Address
King Charles Tavern, 54, Cheap Street, Newbury, RG14 5BX
OS grid reference
SU 472 669
Coordinates
51.39927, -1.32188
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The King Charles Tavern is a public house from the mid-19th century. It is two storeys tall and features dormers. The building has a double front with three windows and a half-hipped tile roof that has bracketted eaves. The front is made of stucco and includes a plain band at the first floor level. There are two pedimented dormer sashes, while the outer bays have recessed sash windows with cornices, side lights, and glazing bars. The central first floor window is adorned with a cornice and pediment. The central doorway has a bracketted hood and a half-glazed door.

Local climate

King Charles Tavern receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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