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| HER Number | MWB16864 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Chamberhouse Farm |
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Summary
Historic farmstead documented in 18th century but likely to be much earlier, and still partly present in 21st century
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1117294: CHAMBERHOUSE FARMHOUSE - ERROR IN NAME (location incorrect)
- Listed Building (II) 1319545: CHAMBERHOUSE COTTAGES
Monument Type(s):
- FARMSTEAD (Mid 18th - Mid 19th century to Late 19th century - 1750 AD? to 1880 AD)
Full Description
This farm is recorded on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map <1> as noted during a 2005 survey of West Berkshire's historic farmsteads <2>. Its listed buildings are described as being of 18th century date, but the farmstead may have much earlier origins, associated with the documentary medieval manor of Chamberhouse.
West Berkshire Museum has a coloured postcard photograph showing the farm in 1910 <4>. The Museum of English Rural Life holds a caving fork used at Chamberhouse Farm before 1954 <5>.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Nicholas and A W Neate & Sons. 1939. Sale Catalogue of the Crookham House Estate. Lot 7, Illust. [Unpublished document / SWB13368] |
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Orr, S. 2005. West Berkshire Historic Farm Buildings - An Assessment of the Resource and Guidelines for Management. [Unpublished document / SWB14474] |
| <03> | Thatcham Vision & Thatcham Historical Society. 2009. Thatcham - an historic town in a changing world. online. p56. [Monograph / SWB147814] |
| <04> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:2004.50.55. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
| <05> | Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) - Accession Register. 2004/12. [Unpublished document / SWB149809]
https://merl.reading.ac.uk/merl-collections/search-and-browse/ () |
Related Monuments
| MWB17637 | 1-2 Chamberhouse Farm Cottages (Building) |
| MWB19160 | Chamberhouse Farmhouse (Building) |
| MWB3553 | Chamberhouse Manor (Place) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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