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| HER Number | MWB18303 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | 12 Northbrook Street, Newbury (formerly No 9) |
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Summary
Grade II listed late 18th century house over a modern shop front
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1211003: 12, Northbrook Street
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (II): ø 1/82 No. 9
Late C.18, 3 storeys, variegated brick. Pediment. Five sash windows.
Monument Type(s):
- TOWN HOUSE (18th century - 1767 AD to 1800 AD)
- SHOP (Early 20th century to Early 21st century - 1901 AD to 2013 AD)
Full Description
A group of three Listed adjoining but different buildings in Newbury has been considered together in architectural guides as for many years they formed most of the frontage of a department store, named Camp Hopson, whose address was 6-12 Northbrook Street. The numbering of the properties changed in the second half of the 20th century, leading to some confusion as to the individual elements. No 6 Northbrook Street is not a Listed Building.
The building that has an address of 12 Northbrook Street in the early 21st century was previously No 9. Its listing texts (past <1> and present <2>) describe it as an altered late 18th century building of three storeys with a pediment. It has a symmetrical 5 window front over three central bays and a tiled roof. It is constructed of mulit-coloured brick, with gauged flat brick arches to the recessed sash windows. There is a modern shop front on the ground floor, and the building was rebuilt at the rear. Redevelopment of the Camp Hopson site in the first decade of the 21st century led to this part of the old shop being sub-divided as an independent retail unit.
According to David Peacock <5>, no 12 was the home of Joseph Bunny in the 19th century.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. ø 1/82 (described as No 9, its old numbering). [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <02> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <03> | The Borough Museum, Newbury. 1973. Newbury Buildings Past and Present. p90, Illust p100 (described as No 9, its old numbering). [Monograph / SWB12937] |
| <04> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p403 (described as No 9, its old numbering). [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <05> | Peacock, D. 2018. Correspondence from David Peacock to West Berkshire HER about Camp Hopson's shops in Northbrook Street. 2018 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB149437] |
Related Monuments
| MWB16152 | 10-11 Northbrook Street, Newbury (formerly No 8) (Building) |
| MWB21939 | 6 Northbrook Street, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB18298 | 7-9 Northbrook Street, Newbury (formerly No 7) (Building) |
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