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| HER Number | MWB16698 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | St Joseph's Roman Catholic Presbytery, Newbury |
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Summary
Grade II listed Georgian villa, used as a Roman Catholic presbytery since the late 19th century
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1221165: ST JOSEPH'S PRESBYTERY
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (III): 2/251 No. 105
Early C.19. Two storeys red brick, three sashes. Ground floor has central round headed door with fanlight. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves.
Monument Type(s):
- VILLA (19th century to Victorian - 1801 AD? to 1837 AD?)
- PRIESTS HOUSE? (Mid to Late 19th century to Early 21st century - 1864 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full Description
The first Catholic church on London Road, Newbury, was built in 1864 <1><4> adjoining a Georgian villa and it is presumed that this latter building was used from the start as a Presbytery, ie for the priest's accommodation; this name is marked on the First Edition Ordnance Survey, 1:500 scale <2> and on 21st century mapping. The house was listed at Grade II in 1983, being described as an early 19th century double fronted villa of two storeys <3>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Tiller, K (ed). 2010. Berkshire Religious Census 1851. p79, No 340. [Monograph / SWB148619] |
| <02> | Landmark. 1880-81. Digital OS Mapping Epoch 1, 1:500 - Newbury Town Plan. Digital. 1:500. [Map / SWB146990] |
| <03> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <04> | Money, W. 1905 & 1972. A Popular History of Newbury (also Walter Money's History of Newbury). p164. [Monograph / SWB11278] |
| <05> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p395. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <06> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. 2/251. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <07> | The Borough Museum, Newbury. 1973. Newbury Buildings Past and Present. p75, Illust p89. [Monograph / SWB12937] |
Related Monuments
| MWB16449 | St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Newbury (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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