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| HER Number | MWB16149 |
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| Record Type | Place |
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| Name | The City, Newbury |
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Summary
Area of Newbury around St Bartholomew's Hospital, called The City from the early 19th century
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Monument Type(s):
- SETTLEMENT (17th century to 19th century - 1601 AD? to 1812 AD)
Full Description
The City is the name given to a historic area of Newbury centred on St Bartholomew's Hospital, including Argyle Road and Derby Road.
An article by Paul Cannon <2> draws together further sources about The City including the important plan of c1800, probably made by Joseph Toomer <3> and other maps <4><5><6>. The earliest documentary evidence found for the placename was a political poster produced at the time of a Berkshire parliamentary election. A candidate called William Hallett who is named in the poster stood in 1812, 1818 and 1820 so the poster must date from one of these years; the satirical poem is titled 'Almshouses to be disposed of to Freeholders of Bartholomew City' <2>.
Gelling notes that this kind of nickname seems to have been used sarcastically <7>.
An article by Walter Money discusses the election of a 'Mayor' of the City <8>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | A Study group of the Newbury District Field Club. 1992. The "City" Newbury. [Monograph / SWB13968] |
| <02> | Newbury District Field Club. 1998. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1998 VOL 14 NO 2/3. p46-68 The "City", Newbury, Continued by Paul Cannon. [Article in serial / SWB12918] |
| <03> | Toomer?. c 1800. Plan of The City (Newbury). [Map / SWB14084] |
| <04> | Northcroft, A. 1757. A Plan..of St Bartholomew's Hospital..lying within the Borough and Parish of Newbury in the County of Berkshire. [Map / SWB14083] |
| <05> | Davis, Cornelius. 1849. Davis' Ten Miles round Newbury, 1849. [Map / SWB13949] |
| <06> | Ballard, J. 1774. A 1774 map and survey showing the extent and boundaries of the borough and parish of Newbury. [Map / SWB13533] |
| <07> | Gelling, M. 1973. The Place Names of Berkshire - Part One. English Place-Name Society Vol XLIX. p284. [Monograph / SWB10003] |
| <08> | Berkshire Archaeological Society et al. 1895. BERKS, BUCKS AND OXON ARCH J 1895 VOL 1 - also referred to as Berks, Bucks and Oxon Notes and Queries. I. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p111-3 in The Mock Mayor of 'The City' of Newbury. [Article in serial / SWB6850]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=1 (Accessed 27/06/2016) |
| <09> | Landmark. 1880-81. Digital OS Mapping Epoch 1, 1:500 - Newbury Town Plan. Digital. 1:500. Marked 'City'. [Map / SWB146990] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3473 | 12-26 Argyle Road, Newbury (formerly Jemmet's Almshouses and Raymond's Buildings) (Building) |
| MWB19314 | Bartholomew Close, Argyle Road, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB3462 | Bartholomew Manor and Cottage, 4 and 6 Argyle Road, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB19694 | Methodist chapel, Hampton Road, The City, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB20701 | Site of the Old Bull and Dog, Derby Road, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB3471 | St Bartholomew's Hospital Almshouses, Argyle Road, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB19311 | Wellington Arms, 4 Andover Road, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB3426 | BARTHOLOMEW STREET, NEWBURY (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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