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| HER Number | MWB21243 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of boat house on River Lambourn, Shaw House park |
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Summary
Former location of probable 18th century boat house on the river bank to the south of the mansion of Shaw House
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Shaw House and St Mary's Church, Shaw
- Registered Park or Garden (II) 1001446: Shaw House
Monument Type(s):
- BOAT HOUSE (Mid 18th - Mid 19th century to Mid 20th century - 1750 AD? to 1933 AD?)
Full Description
A boat house is marked on the First Edition Ordnance Survey mapping <1> on the north bank of the river Lambourn within the parkland of Shaw House. It is upstream of the semi-circular basin and the canal of the formal water garden, then named as a fish pond. The boat house and rectangular cutting is not shown on the Speen Manor map of 1729 <2> nor on the sketch plan by Joseph Andrews <3> but is noted on the tithe map of 1838 <4>.
This part of Shaw House's park was not surveyed in 2003 <5> due to dense undergrowth, but the cut in the bank where the boat would have been moored is shown on early 21st century Ordnance Survey maps <7>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'Boat House'. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Commissioned by the Duke of Chandos. 1729/30. Map of Speen Manor. Not marked. [Map / SWB12939] |
| <03> | Andrews, J. c1750. Note book of Joseph Andrews - Plans of Shaw House and Gardens. Not marked. [Unpublished document / SWB13279] |
| <04> | Harris, J. 1838. Shaw and Donnington Tithe Map. 1 inch to 3 chains. Marked 'Boat House'. [Map / SWB147584]
http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD1%2f106%2f1 (Accessed 10/02/2022) |
| <05> | Latham, S. 2003. Shaw House, Newbury, Berkshire - The Gardens: Historical Analysis and Survey Report. Not surveyed. [Unpublished document / SWB14268] |
| <06> | Latham, S and Yarham, V. 2003. Shaw House, Newbury, Berkshire - Reassessment of Historical Sources. p67. [Unpublished document / SWB14266] |
| <07> | 2007-. OS Master Map (digital). Digital. [Map / SWB147179] |
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