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| HER Number | MWB3442 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | NORTHBROOK STREET, NEWBURY |
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Summary
A wide street with tenements on either side running down to common pasture. Possibly a later extension of the early y-plan. Probably the main cloth-working area of the town; the backs of some plots had out-buildings and a 1768 plan shows an open stream running down the centre of the street.
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01389.04.000
Monument Type(s):
- ROAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full Description
<1?> describes many yards off Northbrook in the early 20th century.
West Berkshire Museum has a pair of photographs showing Northbrook Street in the mid 20th century; a photograph of around 1890; and other photographs from various dates in the 20th century <5>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Fleure, Prof H J et al. 1917. The Newbury Region - Being a report of the result of an Inquiry made at the Regional Survey Conference held at Newbury, Easter 1917. [Monograph / SWB13584] |
| <02> | Toomer, J. 1815. Map from Joseph Toomer's Census of Newbury, 1815. [Map / SWB14202] |
| <03> | Hopson, S. 1988. Newbury Then and Now. Nos 2, 4. [Monograph / SWB13973] |
| <04> | Channer, N. 2004. Newbury: Living Memories. p19-23. [Monograph / SWB147337] |
| <05> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:2000.20.7-8; 2000.20.27; 2000.20.154-8; 2001.7.59-60; Frith.NBRY.41, 71, 78, 80, 91-92. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
Related Monuments
| MWB15902 | 25 Northbrook Street and the former Castle Public House, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB3443 | 4-5 NORTHBROOK ST (Monument) |
| MWB21939 | 6 Northbrook Street, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB9932 | IN NORTHBROOK ST, Newbury (Find Spot) |
| MWB5396 | In Northbrook Street - Mr Cary's shop (Monument) |
| MWB10065 | In Northbrook Street, Newbury - general location (Find Spot) |
| MWB9903 | In Northbrook Street, Newbury - general location (Find Spot) |
| MWB15953 | 'Jack of Newbury's House', 24 Northbrook Street, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB15960 | Methodist chapel, Northbrook Street, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB7084 | REAR 6-12 NORTHBROOK STREET - Evaluation (Monument) |
| MWB15964 | Site of Baptist Church, Northbrook Street, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB3445 | Site of medieval Newbury Bridge (Monument) |
| MWB15962 | Well in Northbrook Street, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB3424 | NEWBURY (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB599 | 49/50 Northbrook Street, Newbury - Watching Brief |
| EWB870 | Newbury Historic Character Study (NHCS) (Ref: NEWHESCO) |
| EWB923 | Land to the rear of 53 Northbrook Street, Newbury, West Berkshire - An Archaeological Evaluation (Ref: NSN06/140) |
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