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| HER Number | MWB21268 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of building at 27 Cheap Street, Newbury |
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Summary
Former location of Grade III listed house, possible 17th century date, 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) (III): 1/129 No. 27
Rec for Delisting
House and shop. Possibly early C18 or C.17 core with two storey stuccoed timber framed front. (see Trans. Newbury Fld. Club VII (1935), 83).
Monument Type(s):
- SHOP (19th century to Late 20th century - 1801 AD? to 1973 AD)
- TOWN HOUSE (19th century to Late 20th century - 1801 AD? to 1973 AD)
Full Description
A house and shop numbered as 27 Cheap Street was listed at Grade III in the Newbury Borough list <1> and described as being of two storeys, with a 19th century stucco front on an older house.
The building is shown but not named on the late 19th century Town Plan <2>, and marked on the 5th Epoch Ordnance Survey of 1967 <3>.
Land between Bartholomew Street and the Market Place and Cheap Street was extensively redeveloped in the 1970s. This building, along with others from 21-32 and 36-37 Cheap Street, was demolished when the area was rebuilt as the Kennet Centre with an adjacent open air car park.
No. 27 was recommended for delisting <1>, and the group was demolished.
West Berkshire Museum has a photograph showing the frontage in the 1960s, when it was occupied by Fishers greengrocers' shop <6>. The photograph shows a two storey building with two sash windows (3 over 3?) on the first floor, a tiled roof, and modern display windows on the ground floor.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. 1/129. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <02> | Landmark. 1880-81. Digital OS Mapping Epoch 1, 1:500 - Newbury Town Plan. Digital. 1:500. Building shown but not named. [Map / SWB146990] |
| <03> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Marked '27'. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <04> | The Borough Museum, Newbury. 1973. Newbury Buildings Past and Present. p19. [Monograph / SWB12937] |
| <05> | Newbury District Field Club. 1935. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1935 VOL 7 NO 2. p83 in Old shop premises in Newbury by A J Campbell Cooper. [Article in serial / SWB10880] |
| <06> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:2004.50.242. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3436 | CHEAP STREET/MARKET PLACE, NEWBURY (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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