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The Chestnuts

A Grade II* Listed Building in Newbury, West Berkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4062 / 51°24'22"N

Longitude: -1.3274 / 1°19'38"W

OS Eastings: 446877

OS Northings: 167683

OS Grid: SU468676

Mapcode National: GBR 81S.TDX

Mapcode Global: VHCZB.YX3C

Plus Code: 9C3WCM4F+F2

Entry Name: The Chestnuts

Listing Date: 29 September 1950

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1219909

English Heritage Legacy ID: 393775

ID on this website: 101219909

Location: Speenhamland, West Berkshire, RG14

County: West Berkshire

Civil Parish: Newbury

Built-Up Area: Newbury

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire

Church of England Parish: Speen

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


1. BATH ROAD
5127 (north side)

No 2 (The Chestnuts)
SU 4667 NE 3/10 29.9.50

II*


2.
Early-mid C18 house, style of James Clarke of Newbury (Master Builder). The date
1720 appears on the roof; some of the chimneys bear the date 1740. Two storeys and
attic. Symmetrical south front with 5 windows. Hipped with moulded brick stacks.
Multi-coloured stock brick with red brick dressings. Giant pilasters on quoins
carry entablature. Slightly projecting, pedimented 3 bay centre. Two pediments
dormer sashes flanking pediment. Round-arched lunette with radial glazing in pediment
Gauged, segmental-arches to recessed sash windows with glazing bars. Prostyle Doric
portico with pediment; architraved, segmental arched doorway with fanlight with
margin lights and raised and fielded panel door. Good interior with later
alterations. Panelled dado and enriched plaster cornices. Mid C18 dog-leg stair-
case with open string, curved brackets, turned balusters, swept handrail and column
newels. Original oak roof structure with diagonal trusses.
(Newbury Scrap Book (1970) 215).


Listing NGR: SU4687767683

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