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Shaw House

Shaw House, Church Road
Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2DR United Kingdom
www.shawhouse.org.uk

The manor house of Shaw, Shaw House was built by the wealthy cloth merchant, Thomas Dolman, and completed in 1581. It is famous for its reputation as King Charles I’s headquarters during the Second Battle of Newbury. However recent research has proved that, despite being at the centre of the fighting, the King never went to the house. Other Royals have visited, most notably Elizabeth I. In the 1720s, it was acquired by the flamboyant James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos. Although it was not the principal residence of the Duke, the family evidently spent some time in the area and the second Duke bought a wife at a sale in Newbury.

Anne Wells, a chambermaid from Newbury, who became the second wife of the second Duke of Chandos. After the first Duke’s death in 1744 the dowager duchess lived at Shaw House till her death in 1750. Her stepson sold the property soon afterwards to the Andrews family. It was the childhood home of the historian, James Pettit Andrews. For many years it was a school.

The house is currently owned and managed by West Berkshire Council as a conference venue and public attraction.

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Upcoming events at Shaw House:

May 2024

14
May
Tuesday

Dr Jude Currivan: The Story of Gaia

May 14 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Shaw House, Shaw House, Church Road
Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2DR United Kingdom
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