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| HER Number | MWB18042 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Bridge Cottage, Station Road, Woolhampton |
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Summary
Grade II listed 18th century former warehouse, a rare example of an industrial canalside building
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1303078: BRIDGE COTTAGE
- Conservation Area: Woolhampton
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
Bridge Cottage is a former warehouse, described as being of 18th century date. It is a long narrow structure with a brick ground floor and timber-framed first floor, with a roof with two 'industrial' queen post trusses <1>.
Bridge Cottage is also mentioned in West Berkshire Museum Conservation Management Plan Part I <3> as the closest known parallel with Newbury's Corn Stores in being a canal-related building. Both warehouses were constructed during the first stage of canal building in Britain, ie the canalisation of existing rivers (in this case the Kennet Navigation).
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <02> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <03> | The Paul Drury Partnership. 2009. West Berkshire Museum Conservation Management Plan: Historic Site - Part I Understanding and Significance. I. p48. [Unpublished document / SWB147976] |
Related Monuments
| MWB5758 | KENNET & AVON CANAL - General record (Monument) |
| MWB21578 | Crown House, Station Road, Woolhampton (Building) |
| MWB3479 | The Granary or Corn Stores, Wharf Street, Newbury (part of West Berkshire Museum) (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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