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HER Number	MWB15794
Record Type	Monument
Name	Hamstead Marshall gate piers and wall west of entrance to churchyard

Grid Reference	SU 418 667
Map Sheet	SU46NW
Parish	Hamstead Marshall, West Berkshire
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Summary

Grade II* listed pair of gate piers and wall, dating from early 18th century; also a plaque of 1663

Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status

Listed Building (II*) 1117222: PAIR OF GATE PIERS AND APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES OF WALL TO EAST AND WEST OF PIERS ON EDGE OF PARK LANE 162 METRES WEST OF ENTRANCE TO CHURCH YARD
Registered Park or Garden (II) 1000525: Hamstead Marshall Park

Other Statuses and Cross-References

Heritage At Risk 2023 (Priority C): Poor Occupancy: Not applicable
Owner Type: Private
National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NW 112
SU 4180 6670

Monument Type(s):

GATE PIER (17th century to 18th century - 1662 AD? to 1718 AD?)
WALL (17th century to 18th century - 1662 AD? to 1718 AD?)
DATE STONE (17th century - 1663 AD to 1663 AD)

Full Description

A pair of gate piers and short stretch of wall on Park Lane are listed; near the church is a plaque, probably moved from another site, with the date 1663 <1>.
The GIS representation of this is a point on the location of the gate piers; it is uncertain how much of the wall is 17-18th century and is listed.

Gate '7' in draft report on Gate Piers, January 2009 <5>.

Sources and further reading

<01>	Stokes, P. 1996. Craven Country - The story of Hamstead Marshall. p32. [Monograph / SWB14044]
<01>	Stokes, P. 2000?. Hamstead Marshall - Gazetteer. http://www.hamsteadmarshall.net/index.htm. [Website / SWB148950] http://www.hamsteadmarshall.net/gazetteer.pdf (Accessed 23/01/2019)
<02>	Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p321. [Monograph / SWB147855]
<03>	Various. 1980-1999?. Listed Building Photos taken by Newbury District Conservation Officers. Not aerial photo. 11/1/1989, 28/4/1989. [Photograph / SWB148754]
<04>	Historic England (previously English Heritage). 1987. Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. Hamstead Marshall Park. [Unpublished document / SWB12616]
<05>	Rees Bolter Architects. 2009. Gate Piers at Hamstead Marshall - Report and Condition Survey. [Unpublished document / SWB148341]

Related Monuments

MWB6291	Hamstead Marshall Gardens (Monument)
MWB3336	Hamstead Marshall gate piers 204m east of entrance to Home Farm, Park Lane (Monument)
MWB17969	One of three gate piers in walls around garden of former Hamstead Marshall mansion - north-east pair (Monument)
MWB17968	One of three gate piers in walls around garden of former Hamstead Marshall mansion - south-east pair (Monument)
MWB17970	One of three gate piers in walls around garden of former Hamstead Marshall mansion - west pair (Monument)
MWB3335	Walls around gardens at former mansion, Hamstead Marshall (Monument)