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Berkshire / Re: Dredges Yard Newbury
« on: Thursday 25 June 15 18:15 BST (UK)  »
Regards the building itself, the recessed positioning of the sash windows certainly indicates construction post 1774 as patterns generally followed the fashions of the London Building Act of that year.
My other significant clue is the hob grate in the back room on the second floor: The first variations of these grates appeared in the 1720s. By 1780, hob-grates had become hugely popular.  By 1810 the situation had changed markedly and new, heat efficient grates were prevalent.
So perhaps a window of construction between 1774 and 1810...

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Berkshire / Re: Dredges Yard Newbury
« on: Thursday 25 June 15 13:45 BST (UK)  »
This is fantastic information, thank you so much. Was there a point no. 2?
I am writing a Conservation Management Plan (as an academic exercise), do you mind if I reference you?
The building is in a rather poor state unfortunately, principally because it desperately needs reroofing, the usual story.
Thanks again.

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Berkshire / Re: Dredges Yard Newbury
« on: Thursday 25 June 15 05:58 BST (UK)  »
Although perhaps more likely to have opened as such following Wellington's 1830 Beer Act and the subsequent proliferation of Beerhouses..

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Berkshire / Re: Dredges Yard Newbury
« on: Thursday 25 June 15 05:47 BST (UK)  »
Newburychap, thank you so much! Top tip. I presume from the 1851 date that 54 is in the census as a beer house. I do wonder about how much the house numbers have changed over the years and whether we are talking about the same building.. Is there any way to know for sure?
No deeds yet, the BRO has nothing directly relating to the property so I am intending to trawl through bundles of various Northbrook street papers.
I think the building is listed as c.1800 although I would suggest it is perhaps a little earlier. Beer house since it's inception? We might yet find out.
Thank you once again. Amazing knowledge! Any further info you have would be most welcome. How do you know when it closed for example?
Guy

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Berkshire / Re: Dredges Yard Newbury
« on: Wednesday 24 June 15 10:20 BST (UK)  »
Hi Newburychap, you mention that there is a map from 1815 showing the yards at that date... Where might one find such a map? at the BRO?

I ask becasue i'm researching the building at 54 Northbrook Street and hope to find any early plans of it!



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