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| HER Number | MWB21163 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Brewery, Donnington |
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Summary
Former location of 19th century or earlier brewery, demolished by the 1930s although its manager's house survives in the early 21st century
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Donnington Village
Monument Type(s):
- BREWERY (Late 19th century to Early 20th century - 1880 AD to 1920 AD?)
- MANAGERS HOUSE (Late 19th century - 1880 AD to 1900 AD?)
Full Description
A large building is marked as a brewery on First Edition Ordnance Survey map <1>, but had been demolished by the time of the 4th Epoch OS of 1933 <2>. A large house was originally attached to the brewery, presumably used as the Brewer's House; in the early 21st century this unlisted detached building is named Mead House.
The brewery may have origins earlier than the 1880s, but the plot of land on which it stands is shown as a straight sided field on the Speen Manor map of 1729 <3>.
In a heritage impact assessment in 2019 <5>, it was reported that Mead House had been altered numerous times, especially after the main brew house had been removed, but some elements of its original function in relation to brewing still existed, such as the tall, narrow gable in the south-west elevation with an attic window and access ladder.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked ' Brewery'. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. c. 1930. Ordnance Survey Epoch 4. [Map / SWB14664] |
| <03> | Commissioned by the Duke of Chandos. 1729/30. Map of Speen Manor. Not marked. [Map / SWB12939] |
| <04> | Ditchfield and Page (eds). 1906. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks I 1906. Vol 1. p411. [Monograph / SWB10017]
https://archive.org/details/victoriahistoryo01ditcuoft (Accessed on 22/12/2021) |
| <05> | Mathewson Waters Architects. 2019. Mead House, Castle Lane, Donnington, Newbury: Heritage Impact Assessment. 18114. 2019 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB149895] |
Related Monuments
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1800 | Mead House, Castle Lane, Donnington, Newbury: Heritage Impact Assessment (Ref: 18114) |
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