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| HER Number | MWB20846 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | The Lock House, The Marsh, Hungerford |
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Summary
Unlisted 19th century cottage adjacent to Cobblers Lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
A cottage on the north side of Cobbler's Lock and at the western end of Freeman's Marsh is shown on historic Ordnance Survey mapping <1>, and named as the Lock House by the later 20th century <2>. The canal lock was constructed between 1798 and 1799 and the Kennet and Avon Canal opened in 1810, so it is likely that the house's origins were contemporary with this period. It is drawn on the Tithe Map of 1849 <3>.
There are several images of the cottage on the Hungerford Virtual Museum's website <4>, including it as a semi-derelict building in 2015 and after renovation in 2022.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked but not named. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Marked 'The Lock House'. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <03> | 1849. Hungerford Tithe Map. Marked '21' (larger land parcel including two other buildings). [Map / SWB150039]
http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD1%2f71%2f1 (Accessed 10/02/2022) |
| <04> | Pihlens, H. 2009. Hungerford Virtual Museum. https://www.hungerfordvirtualmuseum.co.uk/. 01/07/2010. Freeman's Marsh. [Website / SWB147895]
https://www.hungerfordvirtualmuseum.co.uk/ (Accessed 05/10/2021) |
Related Monuments
| MWB5900 | Cobblers Lock (Lock 72) (Monument) |
| MWB5664 | Site of pillbox at Cobblers Lock (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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