| 词条 | Watlington House |
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| name = Watlington House | native_name = | native_name_lang = | former_names = | alternate_names = | image = Watlington House.jpg | image_alt = | caption = Watlington House frontage | map_type = United Kingdom Reading Central | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Reading Town Centre | building_type = | architectural_style = | structural_system = | cost = | ren_cost = | client = | owner = | current_tenants = | landlord = | location = Reading, Berkshire, UK | coordinates = {{coord|51.452874|-0.961642|display=inline,title}} | altitude = | start_date = 1688 | completion_date = 1711 | inauguration_date = | demolition_date = | height = | diameter = | other_dimensions = | floor_count = | floor_area = | main_contractor = | architect = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | other_designers = | quantity_surveyor = | awards = | url = | references = }}Watlington House is a 17th-century building, with a large walled garden, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The building is brick built and is reputed to be the oldest surviving secular building in the town. It is a listed building, being listed grade II*.[1][2][3] The western or rear part of the building was built in 1688 for Samuel and Anne Watlington, whilst the eastern part, fronting onto Watlington Street, is said to date from 1763. Samuel Watlington served as mayor of Reading in 1695 and again in 1711.[1][3] The first recorded occupant of the house was Captain Edward Purvis in 1794, renting the house for £25 annually. He fought at the Battle of Corunna in the Peninsular War with the 4th Regiment of Foot and trained the Berkshire Militia in Orts meadow near his home. The house is rumoured to be haunted by his ghost. After Captain Purvis, the house was variously occupied by a Mrs Stevens and then used as an office by the town clerk of Reading.[2][4] In 1877 the house became the first home of the newly founded Kendrick Girls School. The school remained on the site until 1927, when they moved to their current location on the corner of Sidmouth Street and London Road. During their stay they erected a corrugated iron hall in the garden, which still stands.[2][3][5] Since 1931, the building has been owned by local trustees. They provide accommodation for social and educational organisations, using the rents for the upkeep of Watlington House.[2] Since 2003, the House has been the home of the Mills Archive, the national repository for documents, images and other records on mills, milling and the historical uses of traditional power sources. References1. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=39227&resourceID=5 | title = Watlington Street Number 44 (Watlington House) | work = Heritage Gateway | publisher= English Heritage, Institute of Historic Building Conservation and ALGAO:England | accessdate = 2010-09-13}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web | title = A Brief History of Watlington House | url = http://www.watlingtonhouse.org.uk/index.php/history/ | publisher = Trustees of Watlington House | accessdate = 2010-09-13}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite book | first = Daphne | last = Phillips | title = The Story of Reading | year = 1980 | publisher = Countryside Books | isbn = 0-905392-07-8 | pages = 138}} 4. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/features/2003/06/ghosttour_reading.shtml | title = Haunted Reading | publisher = BBC | work = BBC Online | accessdate = 2010-09-13}} 5. ^{{cite book | first = Daphne | last = Phillips | title = The Story of Reading | year = 1980 | publisher = Countryside Books | isbn = 0-905392-07-8 | pages = 151}} External links
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