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| HER Number | MWB5848 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Lock Cottage, Newbury |
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Summary
Former location of listed 18th century building, possibly a warehouse or water mill on the River Kennet, later used as lock-keeper's house, destroyed by fire in 1989
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05050.46.010
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NE 270
SU 47031 67171
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
Listed grade II. Early 19th Century lock keepers cottage built in connection with the Kennet and Avon Canal. Authorised 1794, built 1810. Had an 'S' tie bars at first floor level <1>. Cottage was destroyed by fire in 1989 <2 and 3>.
A watching brief of the site in 1995, however, <4> suggested that there were two buildings on the site that were destroyed by the fire - the 'lockhouse' and adjacent outhouse. A survey by the RCHME in 1986 <5> had dated the buildings as early 18th century, built prior to the construction of the canal, and being originally used as a mill or warehouse.
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 [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |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> | Newbury Weekly News. 1989. Disappointment, disintegration. [Article in serial / SWB13481] |
| <03> | Newbury Weekly News. 1989. Fire damages lock side cottage. [Article in serial / SWB13480] |
| <04> | Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 1995. Lock Island, Newbury - Archaeological Watching Brief. WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB13642] |
| <05> | RCHME. 1986. RCHME - Berks, Newbury: Lockkeepers Cottage, Newbury Lock. HBMC2 RCHM(2T)383. [Unpublished document / SWB13646] |
| <06> | The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust Ltd. 1980. The Kennet & Avon Canal in Pictures - from Bath to Reading. Photo. [Monograph / SWB14607] |
| <07> | The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust Ltd. 1990. The Kennet & Avon Canal (Pictorial Journey). Photo. [Monograph / SWB14608] |
| <08> | West Berkshire Museum. 2005. Heritage Guide No 4 - The Kennet & Avon Canal in Newbury. [Unpublished document / SWB148021] |
| <09> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). ?-present. NMR Buildings Files on Historic England Archive. BF008271. [Index / SWB147173]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/ (Accessed 21/04/2020) |
Related Monuments
| MWB5847 | NEWBURY LOCK (Lock 85) (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB448 | Lock Island, Newbury: Watching Brief (Ref: Site code LINWB95) |
| EWB1364 | RCHME - Berks, Newbury: Lockkeepers Cottage, Newbury Lock |
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