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| HER Number | MWB22667 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Wine Cellar Bridge, River Kennet at Hungerford |
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Summary
Wooden footbridge dating from at least the early 19th century
Monument Type(s):
- COLD STORE? (19th century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD?)
- FOOTBRIDGE (19th century to Early 21st century - 1801 AD to 2050 AD)
- WINE CELLAR? (19th century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD?)
Full Description
Wine Cellar Bridge, over the River Kennet, is marked and named on a map of Hungerford and Eddington dating from 1831 <1>. It is not marked on the Ordnance Survey Drawing of Hungerford of 1817 <2>, the Hungerford enclosure map of 1820 <3> or the Hungerford tithe map of 1849 <4>. It is marked, but not named, on the First and Second Edition OS maps of 1879-85 <5> and 1899-1900 <6>, respectively, but had been moved further south-east by the Third Edition map of 1911-24 <7> onwards <8>.
The inclusion of the bridge on the 1831 map in the Berkshire Record Office was first noticed during research by Avon Archaeology in the preparation of a desk-based assessment in July 2022 <10><11>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | J[ohn] Pearse, MP, and Hungerford Corporation Fishery. 1831. Plan showing the boundary of Eddington Manor from the rest of Hungerford, prepared in connection with a lawsuit. 1 roll. Paper. 1 inch 29.5 inches x 14 inches. [Map / SWB150309]
http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DEX2010%2f6&pos=1 (Accessed on 22/07/2022) |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1817. Ordnance Survey Drawing of Hungerford; BL OSD 78,7. Two inch to the mile. Not marked. [Map / SWB147234]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_Survey_Drawings_-_Hampshire_(OSD_78).jpg (Accessed on 20/06/2022) |
| <03> | Various. 1738-1858. Berkshire Enclosure Maps - online as New Landscapes. http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk. Hungerford, 1820. [Map / SWB14663]
http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk (Accessed 08/02/2022) |
| <04> | 1849. Hungerford Tithe Map. Not marked. [Map / SWB150039]
http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD1%2f71%2f1 (Accessed 10/02/2022) |
| <05> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked, but not named. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <06> | Landmark. 1899-1900. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 2, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked, but not named. [Map / SWB14455] |
| <07> | Landmark. 1912-24. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 3, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 25 inches to a mile. Marked in a new location, but not named. [Map / SWB14456] |
| <08> | The Town & Manor of Hungerford & Liberty of Sandon Fee. 2021. Town & Manor of Hungerford & Liberty of Sandon Fee. https://townandmanor.co.uk. 22/07/2022. The Fishery History. [Website / SWB150310]
https://townandmanor.co.uk/ (Accessed on 22/07/2022) |
| <09> | Davis, E L. 1978. The Story of an Ancient Fishery (Hungerford). [Monograph / SWB13127] |
| <10> | Avon Archaeology Ltd. 2022. Dick Lovett Ltd Mini Dealership, Bath Road, Hungerford, Berkshire: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. 22-23.498. 2022 WBC Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1100782. [Unpublished document / SWB150355]
https://doi.org/10.5284/1100782 (Accessed on 19/12/2022) |
| <11> | Berkshire Record Office. 2014. Berkshire Record Office News. https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/news. 25/03/2021. Wine Cellar Bridge, 06 Sep 2022. [Website / SWB149868]
https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/news (Accessed on 25/03/2021) |
Related Monuments
None recordedAssociated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB2025 | Dick Lovett Ltd Mini Dealership, Bath Road, Hungerford: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment (Ref: AAL 22-23.498) |
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