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| HER Number | MWB16490 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Pigeon's Farm, Greenham |
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Summary
Historic farmstead documented in the 18th century but also suggested as location for the medieval Greenham preceptory
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1291006: BARN APPROXIMATELY 70 METRES TO EAST OF PIGEON FARMHOUSE
- Listed Building (II) 1220397: BARN APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO EAST OF PIGEON FARMHOUSE - IS THIS EXTANT?
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
This farm is recorded on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map <1> as noted during a 2005 survey of West Berkshire's historic farmsteads <2>. It is also shown on Rocque's map, surveyed in the mid 18th century <3>. On both this and the early 19th century Ordnance Survey drawing <8>, two yards are schematically drawn, either side of the road leading from 'Greenham Heath' down to the river Kennet. By the later 19th century, the western yard was only represented by a cottage, but a walled garden had been constructed for Greenham Lodge.
Pigeon Farm's origins may be older however; Leamon suggested that it might be the location of the medieval Greenham preceptory <7>. Two of the timber framed barns were listed in 1983.
A description of the farm and photographs of the farmhouse and its cottages were included in the 1938 catalogue when the estate was put up for sale <9>. Pigeons Farm was described as 'a picturesque old farm house.. In a setting of unrivalled charm'. At its rear was a dairy and brewhouse.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Orr, S. 2005. West Berkshire Historic Farm Buildings - An Assessment of the Resource and Guidelines for Management. [Unpublished document / SWB14474] |
| <02> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <03> | Rocque, J. 1761. Rocque's Map of Berkshire. 1:35,000 (approx). Marked 'Pidgeon Farm'. [Map / SWB7242]
https://www.rct.uk/collection/700042/rocques-map-of-berkshire (Accessed 09/02/2021) |
| <04> | Ditchfield and Page (eds). 1906. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks I 1906. Vol 1. p200. [Monograph / SWB10017]
https://archive.org/details/victoriahistoryo01ditcuoft (Accessed on 22/12/2021) |
| <05> | Knowles, D and Hadcock, R N. 1953. Medieval Religious Houses in England and Wales. p243. [Monograph / SWB11245] |
| <06> | Garlick, V F M. 1982. When the Knights of St John lived at Greenham. [Article in serial / SWB12927] |
| <07> | Leamon, R (and Brimpton Parish Research Association) ©. 05/04/2005. A Landscape Study of some Knights Hospitaller Sites. [Unpublished document / SWB14531] |
| <08> | Ordnance Survey. 1808. Ordnance Survey Drawing of Kingsclere; BL OSD 79, 1. Two inch to the mile. Marked 'Pidgeon Fm'. [Map / SWB147330]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_Survey_Drawings_-_Kingsclere_(OSD_79).jpg (Accessed 07/11/2022) |
| <09> | n/a. 1938. Sale Catalogue of the Greenham Lodge Estate. [Unpublished document / SWB13069] |
Related Monuments
| MWB18542 | BARN APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO EAST OF PIGEON FARMHOUSE - still extant? (Building) |
| MWB18826 | Hall Barn House, Pidgeons Farm, Greenham (Building) |
| MWB22005 | Pidgeons Farm East and West, Greenham (formerly Pigeons Farmhouse) (Building) |
| MWB22006 | Pigeon's Farm Cottages, Greenham (Building) |
| MWB3449 | Conjectural site of Greenham preceptory (Monument) |
| MWB15833 | Greenham Preceptory - unknown exact location (Place) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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