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HER Number	MWB21522
Record Type	Building
Name	St John the Evangelist Infant and Nursery School, Old Newtown Road, Newbury

Grid Reference	SU 469 660
Map Sheet	SU46NE
Parish	Newbury, West Berkshire
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Summary

Unlisted late 20th century Church of England school and nursery

Monument Type(s):

CHURCH SCHOOL (Late 20th century - Present to Early 21st century - 1984 AD? to 2050 AD)
INFANT SCHOOL (Late 20th century - Present to Early 21st century - 1984 AD? to 2050 AD)
NURSERY SCHOOL (Late 20th century - Present to Early 21st century - 1984 AD? to 2050 AD)

Full Description

Planning permission was granted in 1983 for a single storey replacement infants school on Old Newtown Road/Paddock Road in Newbury <1>. According to a Newbury Weekly News article <3>, the new school was the result of a merger between Eastfields County Infant School on Station Road, which closed in July 1985, and St John’s Church of England Infant School further north along Old Newtown Road. Information held by the Berkshire Record Office suggests that original St John’s Church of England Infant School operated from 1867 <3>.

Planning permission for extensions were approved in 1992 <4> and 2009 <5>, and to add a belltower in 2001 <6>.

Sources and further reading

<01>	Newbury District Council. 1974-2000. Newbury District Council Planning Applications 1974-2000. 83/19406/ADD. [Index / SWB148104]
<02>	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)
<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 [Unpublished document / SWB148439] https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/storage/app/media/pdfs/Source%20guides/West-Berks-Schools-guide-A4-final.pdf (Accessed on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>	Newbury District Council. 1974-2000. Newbury District Council Planning Applications 1974-2000. 92/41246/ADD. [Index / SWB148104]
<05>	West Berkshire Council. 2000-present. West Berkshire Planning Applications 2000 onwards. online. 09/02480/FUL. [Unpublished document / SWB147564] http://planning.westberks.gov.uk/rpp/index.asp?caseref= (initial string - planning application number to be added after this)
<06>	West Berkshire Council. 2000-present. West Berkshire Planning Applications 2000 onwards. online. 01/00800/FUL. [Unpublished document / SWB147564] http://planning.westberks.gov.uk/rpp/index.asp?caseref= (initial string - planning application number to be added after this)

Related Monuments

MWB20208	Site of Newbury Council Schools, Newbury (Monument)
MWB21093	Site of St John's Infant School, Newtown Road, Newbury (Monument)
MWB15966	St John the Evangelist Church, Newbury (Building)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

None recorded

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