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| HER Number | MWB18769 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | 34 London Road, Newbury (formerly Speenhamland Manor) |
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Summary
Grade II listed house, suggested to be the former manor house of Speenhamland, shown on 18th century mapping with an avenue approach and a formal garden behind
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1290552: 34, London Road
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (II): ø 2/52 No. 34
House. Probably C.17 in origin and refronted C.18. Two storeys, stucco, with moulded eaves cornice and 3 attic dormers in tiled roof. Brick stacks. Five C.18-19 sash windows. Modern wood porch on 2 columns with dentilled cornice. At back on north is brick staircase projection, flanked by 2 gabled wings, one being stuccoed, the other late brick.
Interior: Probably C.17 staircase has ancient string and newels with renewed balusters. (Photograph in N.M.R.)
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
No 34 London Road probably dates back to the 17th century, refronted in the 18th century. The Listed Building description considers that it was formerly the Manor House of Speenhamland <1>. The building is of two storeys with dormers, and is double fronted with five windows. There is an early 18th century staircase inside.
The Willis map of 1768 shows this house as freestanding with elaborate formal gardens at the rear and an axial tree-lined avenue on the opposite side of London Road <1><3>.
West Berkshire Museum has a photograph showing the frontage in the late 20th century <6>.
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 [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |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> | The Borough Museum, Newbury. 1973. Newbury Buildings Past and Present. p74, illust p85. [Monograph / SWB12937] |
| <03> | 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?. Town Map, Marked but not named. [Map / SWB8040]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/50263734041 (Accessed 16/09/2021) |
| <04> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p404. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <05> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. ø 2/52. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <06> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:2004.50.557. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3464 | SPEENHAMLAND, Newbury (Place) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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