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| HER Number | MWB15924 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Wheatlands Farmhouse, Enborne |
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Summary
Grade II listed house dating from 17th century; apparently used as a hospital during the First Battle of Newbury
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1291091: WHEATLANDS FARMHOUSE
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (III): Map No 33 5/68 Wheatlands Farmhouse
probably C.17 and later. Timber framed and brick with tiled roof and brick stacks. 2S. Casements with leaded lights. Two window front.
Monument Type(s):
- FARMHOUSE (17th century - 1601 AD? to 1700 AD)
- HOSPITAL? (17th century - 1643 AD to 1643 AD)
Full Description
Wheatlands Farmhouse is a Grade II listed house of mid 17th and 20th century date. It is of brick and timber framing with brick nogging and has an old tile roof with half hip to the north <1>.
This building was reported to have been used as a place of shelter during the First Battle of Newbury, where wounded soldiers of both sides were apparently taken; Money describes this as the old farm house at Enborne, an 'old-fashioned gabled building, apparently little changed since the time of the battle' <4> and 'a picturesque old house.. and since the First Battle has always been known as "The Hospital"'<5>.
Sources and further reading
| <00> | Stokes, P. 2011. Enborne & Wash Common, an illustrated history. p11. [Monograph / SWB148364] |
| <01> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <02> | Newbury Weekly News. 1955. Sale of Wheatlands Farm. [Article in serial / SWB13041] |
| <03> | AW Neate and Son. 1955. Particulars and conditions of sale, Wheatlands Farm. [Unpublished document / SWB13042] |
| <04> | Money, W. 1884. The First and Second Battles of Newbury (2nd ed). p67 footnote. [Monograph / SWB12745]
http://openlibrary.org/books/OL14008014M/The_first_and_second_battles_of_Newbury_and_the_siege_of_Donnington_Castle_during_the_Civil_War_1643 (Accessed 23/09/2013) |
| <05> | Money, W. 1905 & 1972. A Popular History of Newbury (also Walter Money's History of Newbury). p44-5. [Monograph / SWB11278] |
| <06> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. Map No 33 5/68. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
Related Monuments
| MWB15762 | Newbury I Battlefield, 1643 (Landscape) |
| MWB17484 | Wheatlands Farm, Enborne (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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