The Brook, Wokingham

[Emmarine]

Hi again,

I just realised there is another whole page of postings that I missed. You certainly gave a wonderfully comprehensive description of the house that i will send to my family in Australia. About how many yards or meters is it from any section of  Carey Rd?

Even if it is not the correct house, its fun to search!

Chris

[behindthefrogs]

I'll give you some idea of the distances involved.  It is about a quarter of a mile down Denmark Street (Down Street in the 1850s) due south from the town hall in the centre of Wokingham to Carey Road.  Within about 30 yards of passing Carey Road you go under a low railway bridge and it's about another 100 yards to the Brook houses on the left.

 Immediately opposite on the right hand side is small warehouse type shopping area with a Majestic Wine Shop opposite the entrance to SBH.  This area used to be occupied by the "Pin and Bowl" Public House and behind it up an entrance by the railway bridge Wokingham Town Football Club Ground.  This is now a new housing estate.

A further fifty yards on the left after passing a garage and one other house on the left and new housing on the right you cross the bridge over the Embrook beyond which is a small new roundabout and a large Tesco Superstore.

With regard to your antique shop I have no idea.  There isn't one in town and the shops in Denmark Street stop half way to the railway bridge. In what is by then Finchhampstead Road, there is only one shop on the left, which sells lighting and is in what looks like converted chapel just before Carey Road, opposite the new swimming pool and a drive in but fire gutted Burger King (in the last two months).

If you can give me the full name of the antique shop I will find out for you.

David

[Kenike]

Hi there I'm new to this board but found this thread interesting although a tad old now.
I thought you might be interested in a website called  Images of England www.imagesofengland.org.uk which is run by English Heritage. There is a photograph of Southbrook at 68 Finchampstead Road along with a description as late 18th century with 20th century modifications. Might be useful when considering other buildings in that row.
Hope this helps if its not too late!

[behindthefrogs]

That is the house to which I was referring.  As I said that entrance is now blocked by large wooden gates and a fence on top of the wall making it is almost impossible to see.  The original house is a lot older than I thought it was.  What I previously referred to as the front was the side facing onto the road.

David

[Emmarine]

Hi,

Profound thanks to both of you. I feel that this is most likely the home of the Twycross family.  I am excited to see the photograph of the house, especially since you say it is no longer visible from the road.

However although  I registered on this website, I cannot seem to make it work.

[behindthefrogs]

I didn't register I just typed "Southbrook" in the "quick search" and then clicked "more"

[Kenike]

Type Finchampstead Road into the quick search and its the only one that comes up.

[Emmarine]

I tried both of those ideas, no result . On my web page it says "submit" rahter than "more". I am in the United States.

Thanks, will keep trying, can you copy photo onto roots page?

[behindthefrogs]

Did you click "submit"?  That brings up a small picture and then you click "more"