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| HER Number | MWB21258 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of building at 121 Bartholomew Street, Newbury |
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Summary
Former location of Grade II listed house, possibly 17th century, demolished in 1970s
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (II): ø 1/151 No 121
"House divided into 3 flats. 3 storeys. C.18-19 red brick front to an older C.17-18 red brick house. Brown tile roof. Parapet to front. Brick band at 1st floor. Parapet to front. Brick band at 1st floor. Stone rusticated quoins. Four late C.18 sash windows. Hipped roof at back. The whole restored.
Interior: Ground floor East room at back has varnished late C.18 panel. Other rooms not examined."
Monument Type(s):
- TOWN HOUSE (17th century to Late 20th century - 1700 AD? to 1973 AD)
Full Description
A house and shops numbered as 121 Bartholomew Street was listed at Grade II in the Newbury Borough list <1> and described as being of three storeys, with an 18th-19th century red brick front on an older house.
The building is shown but not named on the late 19th century Town Plan <2>, and No 121 is marked on the 5th Epoch Ordnance Survey of 1967 <3>.
Land between Bartholomew Street and Market Street was extensively redeveloped in the 1970s. This building, along with others from 119-137 and 143-147 Bartholomew Street, was demolished when the area was rebuilt as the Kennet Centre.
The building is mentioned in the Borough Museum survey of Newbury buildings <4>. West Berkshire Museum has photographs showing the building around the time of demolition <5>.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Historic England (previously English Heritage). c1850-1991. England's Places - online version of the National Building Record's Architectural Red Box Collection. https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/archive/archive-collections/englands-places/. Card 0216_095/ Newbury. [Website / SWB148935]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/englands-places/ (Accessed 13/06/2023) |
| <01> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. ø 1/151. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <02> | Landmark. 1880-81. Digital OS Mapping Epoch 1, 1:500 - Newbury Town Plan. Digital. 1:500. Shown but not named. [Map / SWB146990] |
| <03> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Marked '121'. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <04> | The Borough Museum, Newbury. 1973. Newbury Buildings Past and Present. p13, illust p29. [Monograph / SWB12937] |
| <05> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:1996.125.176; 2004.50.112. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3426 | BARTHOLOMEW STREET, NEWBURY (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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