Shaw House is an Elizabethan mansion in Shaw, on the north-eastern outskirts of Newbury in Berkshire. Romance and reality The Victorian era and the early twentieth century idealised the Elizabethan era A mansion is a large dwelling House. The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansus (the perfect passive participle Shaw is a Village in Berkshire, England. It is located to the north of Newbury, near the village of Donnington. Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South
The manor house of Shaw, Shaw House was built by the wealthy cloth merchant, Thomas Dolman, and completed in 1581. Cloth merchant is strictly speaking like a Draper, the term for any vendor of cloth It is famous for being King Charles I's headquarters during the Second Battle of Newbury. Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. The Second Battle of Newbury was a Battle of the English Civil War fought on October 27, 1644, in Speen, adjoining Newbury Later, it was the home of the historian, James Pettit Andrews. James Pettit Andrews (c 1737&ndash August 6, 1797) English historian and antiquary was the younger son of Joseph Andrews of Shaw House,
The house is owned by West Berkshire Council. History The district of Newbury was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural For many years it was a school, but is now being restored as a registry office, education and conference centre. Phase 1 of the restoration was completed in December 2006.
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