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| HER Number | MWB18031 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Hawkridge House, Frilsham |
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Summary
Unlisted country house of at least 19th century origins, enlarged at the beginning of the 20th century
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
Hawkridge House is called Temple House on the First Edition Ordnance Survey mapping <1>; it may also be the building shown schematically on Rocque's 18th century map <2>. The house appears to have been altered and enlarged at the beginning of the 20th century when it changed its name <3>. The revised Pevsner describes it as large, turreted, 'Old English' <4>.
There is a small hamlet called Hawkridge in Bucklebury parish, about 2km to the southeast; in the 21st century a house there is named 'Old Hawkridge House'.
Greenaway notes that Hawkridge House was built in c 1890 by Mr Harry Weber who had made a fortune in mining in the Transvaal <5>. He provided the village well in Hampstead Norreys in 1903.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Rocque, J. 1761. Rocque's Map of Berkshire. 1:35,000 (approx). Marked but not named. [Map / SWB7242]
https://www.rct.uk/collection/700042/rocques-map-of-berkshire (Accessed 09/02/2021) |
| <03> | Landmark. 1899-1900. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 2, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14455] |
| <04> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p309. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <05> | Greenaway, D. 2007. Around the Valley of the Pang. p100. [Monograph / SWB147222] |
| <06> | Greenaway, D and Dunlop, L. 2011. Around the Three Valleys. p169. [Monograph / SWB148275] |
Related Monuments
| MWB20723 | Coach House and Stable Block at Hawkridge House, Frilsham (Building) |
| MWB19200 | Hampstead Norreys Well House and Water Pump (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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