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Grade II* listed house built before 1772 for James Pettit Andrews, by John Chute in Gothic style; in late 20th century a country club and hotel within a golf course
Pevsner <3> describes Donnington Grove house as a 'little Gothic gem'. It was designed for James Pettit Andrews by John Chute of The Vyne in 1763 <14>, subsequently enlarged in the late 18th century. Willis' map notes Pettit Andrews living at The Grove <24>.
The early 18th century Speen Manor map <2> shows the area of 'Denington Park' around Donnington Castle but the only large house within this landscape is 'Denington House', east of the castle.
The Gentleman's Magazine of December 1772 includes an engraving titled 'View of Mr Andrew's House near Newbury, in Berkshire' <11>. The square building with pinnacles on its parapet is shown on a low hill above the river, with Donnington Castle on higher ground behind.
| <01> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). ?-present. NMR Buildings Files on Historic England Archive. BF087715. [Index / SWB147173]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/ (Accessed 21/04/2020) |
| <02> | Commissioned by the Duke of Chandos. 1729/30. Map of Speen Manor. Previous house in park shown on map. [Map / SWB12939] |
| <03> | Pevsner, N. 1966. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). P128-9. [Monograph / SWB10024] |
| <04> | Betjeman, J and Piper, J (eds). 1949. Murray's Berkshire Architectural Guide. P73-5 (Photographs). [Monograph / SWB10404] |
| <05> | Newbury District Field Club. 1970. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1970 VOL 12 NO 1. pp35-38 in Some History of Local Houses by E G Kaines-Thomas. [Article in serial / SWB10322] |
| <06> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1948-9. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1948-49 51. 51. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p72 in Reviews and Notices of Publications. [Article in serial / SWB3977]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=51 (Accessed 17/08/2016) |
| <07> | Betjeman, J and Piper, J (eds). 1949. Murray's Berkshire Architectural Guide. p141. [Monograph / SWB10404] |
| <08> | Quennell, P. 1954. Everybody's. pp15-16. [Article in serial / SWB13305] |
| <09> | Newton, R E I. 1956. Berkshire Life. pp12-14. [Article in serial / SWB13304] |
| <10> | Hussey, C. 1958. Country Life 1958 (3 editions). 124. [Article in serial / SWB13303] |
| <11> | Dec 1772. Gentleman's magazine 1772. Illust. [Article in serial / SWB147458]
https://westberkshiremuseumcollections.org/collections/view-of-mr-andrews-house-near-newbury/ (Accessed 23/06/2022) |
| <12> | Gray, E W (ed)?. pre 1839. The History and Antiquities of Newbury and its Environs. p175-6. [Monograph / SWB11182]
https://archive.org/details/historyandantiq00unkngoog (Accessed 16/07/2019) |
| <13> | Dils, J (ed). 1998. An Historical Atlas of Berkshire. p96-7 Country houses 1750-1900 by Geoffrey Tyack. [Monograph / SWB13916] |
| <14> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p275-6. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <15> | Robertson, A S. 1792. Topographical Survey of the Great West Road from London to Bath Vol I. I p148. [Unpublished document / SWB13306]
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UwkQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0 (Accessed 25/09/2015) |
| <16> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). 1987. Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. Donnington Grove. [Unpublished document / SWB12616] |
| <17> | Ordnance Survey. 1812. Ordnance Survey Drawing of Lambourn; BL OSD 159. Two inch to the mile. Schematically marked. [Map / SWB147328]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_Survey_Drawings_-_Lambourn_(OSD_159).jpg (Accessed on 23/06/2022) |
| <18> | Williams, C. 2010. The Nabobs of Berkshire. p161. [Monograph / SWB148135] |
| <19> | Dils, J and Yates, M (ed). 2012. An Historical Atlas of Berkshire (2nd Edition). p120-121, Country Houses 1750-1914 by Geoffrey Tyack. [Monograph / SWB148708] |
| <20> | Greenaway, D and Dunlop, L. 2011. Around the Three Valleys. p43. [Monograph / SWB148275] |
| <21> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p88. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
| <22> | The Tate. Digitised collections from the Tate Archive. http://www.tate.org.uk/art/archive/collections. Photographs taken by John Piper. [Website / SWB149075]
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/archive/collections (Accessed 15/08/2016) |
| <23> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. Map No. 6/121. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <24> | Willis, John. 1768. Willis' Map of the Country ten miles round Newbury, with a plan of the Town of Newbury and of Speenhamland, 1768. 2 inch to mile?. Main Map, No 33. [Map / SWB8040]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/50263734041 (Accessed 16/09/2021) |