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HER Number | MWB21799 |
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Record Type | Monument |
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Name | Site of lock keeper's cottage, Bull's Lock, Greenham |
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Summary
Location of a presumably 18th century lock keeper's cottage, demolished by the mid 20th century
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Kennet and Avon Canal East
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
A building, presumably a lock keeper's cottage, is shown on the First edition OS map to the north of Bull's Lock <1>. There is no road access to this point, and its association with the canal, though conjectural, is compelling. The building is shown on later historic mapping up to the Fourth edition map of the 1930s <2>. It is not shown on the Fifth edition map <3>, by which time it has evidently been demolished.
West Berkshire Museum has a photograph showing the lock, and the cottage, by night in 1910 <4>. The building would appear to be of brick and tile with two stories and a single chimney stack; there are two first floor dormers on the south side facing the canal.
Sources and further reading
<01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Building shown but not named. [Map / SWB14341] |
<02> | Ordnance Survey. c. 1930. Ordnance Survey Epoch 4. Building shown but not named. [Map / SWB14664] |
<03> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Not shown. [Map / SWB14665] |
<04> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:2000.20.175. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
Related Monuments
MWB5831 | Bull's Lock (Lock 88), Greenham (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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