UPDATE - has been purchased and should re-open in some form - https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/23883763.plans-changes-17th-century-pub-reading-approved/ -- Last day of trading reported as May 27th, 2022. Future uncertain. -- Town centre pub and reputedly the oldest in Reading. Rambling interior. Plenty of screens for sporting events alongside pool, darts and crib.