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| HER Number | MWB18296 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | 28 St John's Road, Newbury (formerly the Vicarage of St John's Church) |
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Summary
Grade II listed mid 19th century brick former vicarage, converted and divided for assisted living units
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1210826: VICARAGE OF ST JOHN'S CHURCH - ERROR IN NAME (NO LONGER CURRENT)
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Monument Type(s):
- VICARAGE (Mid to Late 19th century to Late 19th century - 1867 AD to 1900 AD)
- SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION? (Late 20th century - Present to Early 21st century - 1989 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
The vicarage is shown on the OS First Epoch map of 1880 <3>. The revised Pevsner suggests that it is by Butterfield <4>, who was responsible for the design of the first St John's church, destroyed by a bomb in 1943.
West Berkshire Museum has a photograph showing the vicarage in 1952 <5>. A planning application in the later 20th century was approved for its conversion from a vicarage to residential care accommodation <6> and it has had several name changes from St John's Vicarage to Herbert Potter House and Heffernan House.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Newbury Town Council. 2007. Newbury Town Council Conservation Area Draft Appraisal - Newtown Road. 2017 WBC Network. p15. [Unpublished document / SWB148259] |
| <02> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <03> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <04> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p394. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <05> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:1996.125.164. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
| <06> | Newbury District Council. 1974-2000. Newbury District Council Planning Applications 1974-2000. 85/23290/ADD. [Index / SWB148104] |
Related Monuments
| MWB20207 | Site of first St John the Evangelist's Church, Newtown Road, Newbury (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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