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| HER Number | MWB19393 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Brook House, Donnington (formerly The White House) |
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Summary
Grade II listed 19th century house
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1220549: BROOK HOUSE
- Conservation Area: Donnington Village
Monument Type(s):
- HOUSE (19th century - 1801 AD to 1832 AD)
Full Description
The White House in Donnington village was renamed Brook House in the early 21st century. It is Grade II listed as an early 19th century building of grey brick with a slate roof <1>. It is marked but not named on the First Edition Ordnance Survey mapping of 1880-1 <2> in a large square plot which runs down to the river Lambourn. An adjacent smaller property within this plot, has been called Riverside Cottage since at least the later 20th century <3>, and possibly Brook House or The White House was previously known as Riverside, one of the large houses in Donnington mentined by the Victoria County History <4>.
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 [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |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> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. 1:2500, Marked 'The White House' and 'Riverside Cottage'. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <04> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p88, 'Riverside'. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
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