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| HER Number | MWB21093 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of St John's Infant School, Newtown Road, Newbury |
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Summary
Former location of 19th century school for young children, demolished in 20th century
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Monument Type(s):
- INFANT SCHOOL (Mid to Late 19th century to Cold War - 1867 AD to 1967 AD)
Full Description
A school building on Newtown Road is marked on the OS First edition map of 1880 <1> and shown on subsequent historic mapping up to the Fifth edition map of 1967 <2>. Information held by the Berkshire Record Office indicates that it was in operation from 1867 <3>. In 1985 the school merged with Eastfields County Infant School <5> and was relocated to a new building off Old Newtown Road <6>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1880-81. Digital OS Mapping Epoch 1, 1:500 - Newbury Town Plan. Digital. 1:500. Marked 'St John's School (Boys & Girls)'. [Map / SWB146990] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Marked 'St John's CE Infant School'. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <03> | Berkshire Record Office. 2013?. Berkshire Record Office Guide to School Records - West Berkshire. Newbury - St John's CE Infants (formerly St John's National). [Unpublished document / SWB148439]
https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/storage/app/media/pdfs/Source%20guides/West-Berks-Schools-guide-A4-final.pdf (Accessed on 23/06/2021) |
| <04> | Peacock, D. 03/07/2016. Correspondence from David Peacock to West Berkshire HER about his research on James Money. 2016 WBC Network. 19. [Unpublished document / SWB149196] |
| <05> | Newbury Weekly News. 01/10/2015. East Fields County Infant School. [Article in serial / SWB149729]
https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/gallery/15950/Eastfields-County-Infant-School.html (Accessed 07/05/2020) |
| <06> | Newbury District Council. 1974-2000. Newbury District Council Planning Applications 1974-2000. 83/19406/ADD. [Index / SWB148104] |
Related Monuments
| MWB20207 | Site of first St John the Evangelist's Church, Newtown Road, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB20208 | Site of Newbury Council Schools, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB15966 | St John the Evangelist Church, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB21522 | St John the Evangelist Infant and Nursery School, Old Newtown Road, Newbury (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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