Shaw House, Newbury / Shaw cum Donnington - West Berkshire (UA)

Earthwork remains of C16/C17 formal gardens and a complex of early C18 former water gardens in much reduced parkland cut through by the A34 south of the canalised River Lambourne. Bought by Berkshire County Council in 1946, National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England grants restored the House as an event venue with partial public access in 2008. Development in the park, fragmented management and poor public realm affects views and landscape components. A Historic England funded Conservation Area Management Plan to understand and sustain significance and manage change is now complete.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Shaw House

Heritage Category:

Registered Park and Garden grade II

List Entry Number:

1001446

Local Planning Authority:

West Berkshire (UA)

Site Type:

Gardens parks and urban spaces > Garden

Location

Unitary Authority:

West Berkshire (UA)

Parish:

Newbury / Shaw cum Donnington

Parliamentary Constituency:

Newbury

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Park and garden

Condition:

Generally satisfactory but with significant localised problems

Vulnerability:

Low

Trend:

Stable

Ownership:

Local authority, multiple owners

Designation:

Registered Park and Garden grade II, 6 LBs, 2 CAs