The Brook, Wokingham

[joyce341]

 Hi,
       which building are you talking about,is it the cottage that belonged to the Static?,then I can understand what you mean by odd things and can explain more.
Joyce

[joyce341]

 crossed wires,with you now,not my post.
  joyce

[shillen]

I,m talking about the building in Finchampstead road opp Tesco that is now used as a physio clinic under the name of The Warr Clinic

Hope this is clearer

[Emmarine]

Hi,
This is Emmarine. you can find me on earlier pages and I am descended from the Twycross family who lived at Brook House with their 12 children until the 1860's.  I believe it is now the Warr clinic.
You have some interesting memories of Wokingham.
What did you find at Brook house , or praps I could send you an email.
These people on this posting have helped me a lot with my family history.
I am also interested to see how much of the original house remained after the renovation.
Thanks

[behindthefrogs]

As it is a listed building and I think the renovation was within the last twenty years I would have thought that most of the original building remains.  My view is that only the inside of North Brook House (the clinic) plus the entrance were affected. Southbrook which is a private residence seems from the outside to be unchanged.

David

[Emmarine]

Hi, "behind the frogs"
Thanks again for this very specific information, which has been so helpful all along.. I have been trying to find an opportunity to visit England, Wokingham and Brook House. I wanted to also personally thank Jim for the booklet he wrote about the history of  All Saints Church that included family details about the stained glass windows etc.
So I gather that part of the house is in its original condition. Do you know who lives there at present? Is it also behind a high fence?
thanks.
PS who are the over 5,000 people looking at these pages? I would have thought that bloggers were only interested in their own relatives.

[joyce341]

Hi Emmeline,
                 I am one of the five thousand who look at these messages,as I originaly come from Wokingham and my Family,my grandparents are buried in All Saints Church.
Joyce

[behindthefrogs]

It is difficult to be sure that Southbrook is in its original state as it is behind a high wall.  It is shown with its gates open on:

http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/

as I said before.  It is the last picture to come up if you search for Finchampstead.  The full description indicates that it had some changes in the 20th century although the porch referred to may be on North Brook which is off to the left of the picture.

I don't know who lives there but I am fairly sure the Warr family used to live at their original clinic in Crowthorne

There is a photograph of the North Brook clinic at:

http://www.warr-clinic.co.uk/

David

[shillen]

The in-side of the North part of the house was reovated in about 1982 when mr and Mrs Warr Brought the house ..when they brought it ,it was empty and had no stairs to the upper area of the house.

Mr and Mrs Warr lived behind The Rose Pub in Wokingham town centre never in Crowthorne

The photos that you can find of the Warr Clinic have ONLY added the porch on the outside of the building ...when brought in 1982 it was that odd shape .

really Sorry but will not go into any more details on an open forum but if you pm me I will give you more details of the inside .......BUT knowing the inside does not solve many problems as its very odd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!