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| HER Number | MWB21162 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Yattendon Court |
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Summary
Unlisted Neo-Tudor mansion built in 1926 on the site of a country house designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and converted into apartments in the 1970s
Monument Type(s):
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Demolished, Early to Mid 20th century to Cold War - 1926 AD to 1970 AD)
- APARTMENT (Cold War to Early 21st century - 1970 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
The original Yattendon Court was built in circa 1878-80 by Victorian architect and occupant Alfred Waterhouse, but was rebuilt in 1926 for Lord Iliffe in a Neo-Tudor design <1> with intricate brickwork, mock timber framing and tall chimneys. It is unclear how much of the first Yattendon Court was retained or reused. The country house was converted into 15 apartments in the 1970s <8>.
The Museum of English Rural Life holds a willow basket used by Alfred Waterhouse at Yattendon, and a copper vase and mug designed by Elizabeth Waterhouse <9>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p742. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Marked 'Yattendon Court'. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <03> | Greenaway, R G. 2004. Yattendon for Vistors. [Unpublished document / SWB13404] |
| <04> | Greenaway, D and Ward, D (ed). 2003. In the Valley of the Pang. p145 in Yattendon Estate: a modern country business by Nigel Petter. [Monograph / SWB14177] |
| <05> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p125. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
| <06> | Greenaway, R G. 2014. Yattendon for Vistors. p38. [Unpublished document / SWB149452] |
| <07> | Unknown. List of garden commissions by Lanning Roper. (Yattendon Park). [Unpublished document / SWB150235]
http://roperld.com/RoperLanningCommissions.pdf (Accessed 11/05/2022) |
| <08> | Newbury District Council. 1974-2000. Newbury District Council Planning Applications 1974-2000. 75/03277/ADD. [Index / SWB148104] |
| <09> | Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) - Accession Register. 68/458, 68/506, 2009/24. [Unpublished document / SWB149809]
https://merl.reading.ac.uk/merl-collections/search-and-browse/ () |
Related Monuments
| MWB15920 | Site of the first Yattendon Court (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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