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| HER Number | MWB22205 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Greenham Wharf, east of Newbury |
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Summary
Area of land south of the River Kennet documented as a wharf in the 19th and early 20th centuries but developed as a police station by the 1960s
Monument Type(s):
- RIVER WHARF (Late 19th century - 1880 AD (pre) to 1880 AD (pre))
Full Description
The name of Greenham Wharf is marked on the south bank of the River Kennet, where it had been canalised as the Kennet and Avon Canal, immediately east of Newbury though lying within Thatcham parish before the 19th century. A variety of buildings, probably stores and workshops were located around the rectangular open space of the wharf; at the south side was 'Wharf House'. There was another Wharf House in Newbury.
Berry notes that there would have been multiple wharves along the Navigation and later the Kennet and Avon Canal when it was being used commercially: there were 18 in Newbury and its surrounding area <2>. Greenham Wharf was separated from Newbury's Corn Wharf by an arrangement of canal basins, later filled in. This division however was replicated in the mid 20th century by the construction of the north-south A339 dual carriageway, and the land of Greenham Wharf was then used for the construction of Newbury Police Station and Magistrates Court <3>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'Greenham Wharf'. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Berry, W. 2009. The Kennet and Avon Navigation - A History. p44. [Monograph / SWB147998] |
| <03> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14665] |
Related Monuments
| MWB5837 | KENNET & AVON CANAL - GREENHAM TO NEWBURY LOCK (Monument) |
| MWB19861 | West Berkshire Magistrates Court and Newbury Police Station, Mill Lane (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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