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| HER Number | MWB21763 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | North Lodge, Hamstead Marshall |
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Summary
Unlisted house probably of 18th century origins as an estate cottage for Hamstead Park, but enlarged in the mid 20th century
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Marsh Benham
- Registered Park or Garden (II) 1000525: Hamstead Marshall Park
- Scheduled Monument 1007924: MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLES, FISHPONDS, DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE AND MANOR SITE NE OF ST MARY'S CHURCH
Monument Type(s):
- ESTATE COTTAGE (18th century to Mid 20th century - 1775 AD? to 1950 AD?)
- GATE LODGE? (Constructed, 18th century to 19th century - 1775 AD to 1830 AD)
- DETACHED HOUSE (Later 20th century to Early 21st century - 1951 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full Description
North Lodge is marked but not named on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map of 1880 as an elongated rectangular building located on the north-western edge of Hamstead Park by the road overlooking the river and mill. It is not a listed building, but lies within a Conservation Area, a Registered Park and a Scheduled Monument. Lying within the same enclosure is a second building. The two buildings lie on the northwestern edge of Hamstead Park where a minor track exited the grounds <1>.
The Registered Park description <3> notes that a drive enters Hamstead Park from the Marsh Benham lane at the north-west corner, but no mention is made of North Lodge.
Stokes' research <2> indicates North Lodge is a late Georgian cottage, and that the name has only been used since the mid 20th century, when it was substantially extended and gentrified.
The outbuilding, probably originally a barn within the grounds of North Lodge, was turned into an artist’s studio in the late 20th century, and converted to a separate dwelling in 2008, given the name of Park Lodge.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Stokes, P. 2000?. Hamstead Marshall - Gazetteer. http://www.hamsteadmarshall.net/index.htm. [Website / SWB148950]
http://www.hamsteadmarshall.net/gazetteer.pdf (Accessed 23/01/2019) |
| <03> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). 1987. Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. Hamstead Marshall Park - not mentioned. [Unpublished document / SWB12616] |
| <04> | Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 2010. New drainage trenches, North Lodge, Hamstead Marshall, Newbury, West Berkshire. In ADS Grey Lit library. 10.5284/1026623. [Unpublished document / SWB147827]
http://dx.doi.org/10.5284/1026623 (Accessed 02/06/2014) |
| <05> | Wessex Archaeology. 2011. North Lodge, Hamstead Marshall, Newbury, West Berkshire - Archaeological Watching Brief Report. Report Ref 79450.02. WBC Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1053417. [Unpublished document / SWB148306]
https://doi.org/10.5284/1053417 (Accessed 24/03/2022) |
Related Monuments
| MWB15773 | Hamstead Park (Park) (Landscape) |
| MWB21866 | Site of Park Lodge, Hamstead Marshall (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1112 | New drainage trenches, North Lodge, Hamstead Marshall: An Archaeological Watching Brief (Ref: HMN 09/117) |
| EWB1220 | North Lodge, Hamstead Marshall, Newbury, West Berkshire - Archaeological Watching Brief (Ref: Report Ref 79450.02) |
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