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HER Number MWB16074
Record Type Building
Name Donnington Hospital

Grid Reference SU 465 686
Map Sheet SU46NE
Parish Shaw-cum-Donnington, West Berkshire
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Summary

Grade II* listed early 17th century almshouses, restored and reopened 1822

Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status

  • Listed Building (II*) 1290987: DONNINGTON HOSPITAL
  • Conservation Area: Donnington Village

Other Statuses and Cross-References

  • National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NE 43
    SU 4656 6860
  • Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (II*): ø Map No 26 4/113 Donnington Hospital (Almshouses)
    Founded in 1393, recreated in 1601 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth to Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham. One storey and attic brick, old tile roof. A nearly symmetrical road front with flanking gables and chimneys on inner sides, painted moulded cornice forming eaves and carried across foot of gables with tile verge. Chimneys diamond shafted with off-set heads. One storey gabled central porch with Royal Arms painted in tympanum. Leaded casement windows. Courtyard painted brickwork, with roof carried down and supported on posts to form verandah.

Monument Type(s):

  • ALMSHOUSE (Elizabethan to 19th century - 1602 AD to 1822 AD)

Full Description

Almshouses. 1602, restored 1822. Brick with tiled roofs and 6 stacks with 4 and 2 shafts, oversailing tops and rectangular bases. Central courtyard. 1 storey and attic. C20 casements with leaded lights. Central porch with coat of arms under returned hood mould in stone coped gable. Segmental headed entrance with brick band under eaves returned down each side; deep moulded eaves cornice carried across foot of gable. 4 windows to left and 3 to right; all with shutters. Stacks to left and right with twin shafts; 2 C20 dormers to left and one to right. Moulded eaves cornice, carried across feet of gables to far left and right with casements above. North and south fronts with 2 stacks and C20 dormers. Courtyard with eaves supported on iron columns.<7>

The stone coat of arms in the porch of the hospital is that of Elizabeth I with a lion and dragon, and the arms probably mark the approximate date of the building <9>.

Sources and further reading

<00>1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. ø Map No 26 4/113. [Unpublished document / SWB10875]
<01>Millson, C. 1985. The History of Donnington Hospital. [Monograph / SWB13298]
<02>Newbury Journal. 1985. Donnington Hospital: 600 years of history. [Article in serial / SWB13297]
<03>Garlick, V F M. 1982. Donnington Hospital. [Article in serial / SWB13296]
<04>ARH/KT Newbury District Museum. 1993. Almshouses in Newbury. [Unpublished document / SWB13457]
<05>Betjeman, J and Piper, J (eds). 1949. Murray's Berkshire Architectural Guide. p141. [Monograph / SWB10404]
<06>Pevsner, N. 1966. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p128. [Monograph / SWB10024]
<07>Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006]
<08>Morris, W A D. 1969. A History of the Parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington. p54-70. [Monograph / SWB12974]
<09>Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. P88; 96. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015)
<10>Gray, E W (ed)?. pre 1839. The History and Antiquities of Newbury and its Environs. p182-89, Illust. [Monograph / SWB11182]
https://archive.org/details/historyandantiq00unkngoog (Accessed 16/07/2019)
<11>1860. JBAA 1860 16. XVI. online. p226-251, Visit 17 Sept 1859. [Article in serial / SWB10466]
https://archive.org/details/journalofbritish16brit (Accessed 12/04/2016)
<12>Money, W. 1878. The History of the Maison Dieu or Hospital of Sir Richard Abberbury at Donnington. [Unpublished document / SWB147834]
<13>Ordnance Survey. 1960s-70s. Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 NVQ 22-OCT-63. [Personal observation / SWB14640]
<14>Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p274. [Monograph / SWB147855]
<15>Pace, L. 2008. Almshouses - Provision of Sheltered housing from 13th-21st centuries. [Unpublished document / SWB148622]
<16>Howson, B. 1988. Almshouses - A Social & Architectural History. [Monograph / SWB149570]
<17>2012. Donnington Hospital Trust. http://www.donningtonhospital.com/index.htm. 16/09/2022. [Website / SWB148615]
http://www.donningtonhospital.com/index.htm (Accessed 26/02/2014)

Related Monuments

MWB5020DONNINGTON HOSPITAL (Monument)
MWB20666Abberbury Close, Donnington (Building)
MWB20668Donnington Close, Chapel Row (Building)
MWB20667Groombridge Place, Donnington (Building)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

  • None recorded

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