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| HER Number | MWB19869 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Fair Close Day Centre, Newtown Road, Newbury |
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Summary
Unlisted mid 20th century day centre
Monument Type(s):
- DAY CENTRE (Cold War to Early 21st century - 1967 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
The Day Centre was built by the Borough Architects' department in 1965-7 on the site of former almshouses destroyed by a bomb in 1943 <1>; however it is not shown on the Fifth Epoch OS map of 1967 <2>. West Berkshire Museum has photographs showing the newly constructed day centre <3>, which was officially opened on 27 November 1967 by the Queen Mother <4>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p401. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. 1:2500, 1967. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <03> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:1994.56.32; 2003.46.58-9. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
| <04> | Young, N. 2015. Newbury 365. p341. [Monograph / SWB149295] |
Related Monuments
| MWB20206 | Site of St Bartholomew's Almshouses, Newtown Road, Newbury (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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