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HER Number	MWB4096
Record Type	Building
Name	Saddlers Cottage, The Square, Yattendon

Grid Reference	SU 552 745
Map Sheet	SU57SE
Parish	Yattendon, West Berkshire
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Summary

Grade II listed 15th century to 16th century open hall house with later alterations

Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status

Listed Building (II) 1288947: SADDLERS COTTAGE
Conservation Area: Yattendon

Other Statuses and Cross-References

Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 02403.08.000
Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (III): Map No 20 4/9 Cottage adjoining 4/8 to east
Similar to last item, but three upper casements and on ground floor, sash window, central door and shop window, seven panes by four all under pent roof. Notes: Map Nos. 6 to 10 inclusive form a continuous block on north side of the Square. Two timber framed cottages and one C.18 cottage, all much altered form the east end of the Square with picturesque effect.

Monument Type(s):

OPEN HALL HOUSE (15th century to 16th century - 1480 AD to 1520 AD)
TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (15th century to 16th century - 1480 AD to 1520 AD)
HOUSE (16th century to Elizabethan - 1521 AD? to 1600 AD)
LEATHER WORKERS SHOP (Early 20th century to Mid 20th century - 1901 AD to 1961 AD)

Full Description

GRADE II. COTTAGE DATING FROM CIRCA 1500 WITH LATER ALTERATIONS. TIMBER FRAMED WITH WHITE PAINTED BRICK NOGGING AND GROUND FLOOR REFACING. OLD TILE ROOF. FORMER OPEN HALL OF 2 FRAMED BAYS.

A site visit by a local resident in 2004 confirmed that many original features remained <3>.

The Museum of English Rural Life holds a collection of the tools used by the village saddler William Burnham, who worked as a saddler for some 60 years <5>.

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 [Unpublished document / SWB10006]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>	1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. Map No 20 4/9. [Unpublished document / SWB10875]
<03>	Greenaway, D. 2004. Conversation about Saddler's Cottage, 30/06/04. [Verbal communication / SWB14098]
<04>	Greenaway, R G. 2014. Yattendon for Vistors. p18, 44. [Unpublished document / SWB149452]
<05>	Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) - Accession Register. 62/85ff. [Unpublished document / SWB149809] https://merl.reading.ac.uk/merl-collections/search-and-browse/ ()

Related Monuments

MWB4087	Yattendon Village (Place)
MWB18464	Adam and Eve, The Square, Yattendon (Building)
MWB4097	The Old Saddlers Cottage, The Square, Yattendon (Building)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

None recorded

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