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| HER Number | MWB5396 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | In Northbrook Street - Mr Cary's shop |
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Summary
A pile structure found when digging foundations in 1882 for a new building at 47-48 Northbrook Street, Newbury
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 04006.00.000
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NE 55
SU 47084 67361
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
The Newbury District Field Club reported that some 'interesting remains of a pile structure' were found when making foundations for new premises for Mr Cary in Northbrook Street. They occurred above a bed of coarse flint stones laid in the peat, and animal bones (red deer, ox, sheep) were also found, together with coins, tokens and a brass spoon of about 1620 <1>.
The Ordnance Survey Field Investigator in the 1960s was informed by Mr Sheridan that Baker's electrical shop at SU 4708 6753 occupies the site of Cary's shop <3>. However a shop with the same name existed in the later 20th century at 43 Northbrook Street, at SU 47084 67502.
Research into the businesses run by Alphonse Cary indicated that he had first opened a shop at 45 Northbrook Street in the 1870s which was extended to 47 Northbrook Street by 1877 <4>. A new building at 47-48 Northbrook Street was designed by James H Money and constructed in 1882-3, opening on 22/03/1883. The shop continued at 47-48 Northbrook Street until the 1960s.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Newbury District Field Club. 1886-95. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1886-95 VOL 4. P186-7. [Article in serial / SWB10455] |
| <02> | Peake, H. 1931. The Archaeology of Berkshire. P70;213. [Monograph / SWB10018] |
| <03> | Ordnance Survey. 1960s-70s. Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 JP 18-OCT-63. [Personal observation / SWB14640] |
| <04> | Peacock, D. 20/07/2017. Correspondence from David Peacock to West Berkshire HER about Alphonse Cary's shops in Northbrook Street. 2017 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB149238] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3442 | NORTHBROOK STREET, NEWBURY (Monument) |
| MWB21396 | 47 Northbrook Street, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB5399 | CHEAP ST - 'pile structures' (Monument) |
| MWB5398 | MARKET PLACE - 'pile structure' (Monument) |
| MWB10113 | Newbury - black gravel under Bartholomew Street, Cheap Street and Market Street (Find Spot) |
| MWB5397 | Opposite the Coopers Arms, Bartholomew Street (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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