Hampshire Treasures
Volume 3 ( Hart and Rushmoor)
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Castle (Remains) C.13 |
Odiham Castle. Built as a hunting lodge by King John and used by him as a stopping place on the way from Windsor to Winchester. From here he set out for Runnymede to pledge himself to the Barons' Magna Carta. The Castle withstood siege in the C.13 when the Dauphin of France invaded England. King David of Scotland was a prisoner here in the C.14. O.S.A. No. SU75 SW11. Ref: 1. Castles of Great Britain, 1953, pp.103-4. Ref: 2. Field Archaeology as Illustrated by Hampshire, 1915, pp.67-9, 388. Ref: 3 Buildings of England; Hants. and I.O.W., (Pevsner and Lloyd), p.360. | S.A.M. No. 55 C.A. T. & C.P. Act |
SU 724 518 2013 97 |
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| Almshouses C.17 |
Nos 1-9. Sir Edward More of Odiham built eight almshouses and by his will (1623) endowed them. They were pulled down after his death and the present almshouses were built by his trustees. There are now seven residences administered by trustees for aged tenants. The alms houses have no name. O.S.A No. SU75 SW15. Ref: 1. The Visitors Guide to Odiham, 1953, pp.21, 33. Ref: 2. Buildings of England; Hants. and I.O.W., (Pevsner and Lloyd), p.364. | T. & C.P. Act C.A. |
SU 740 508 2013 77 |
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| Cottages C.17/18 |
Frenchmans and Frenchmans Cottage, Nos. 33 and 31, High St. Used to house French prisoners during the Napoleonic Wars. | T. & C.P. Act C.A. |
SU 742 511 2013 42 |
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| Building C.18 |
The Priory, No. 184, High Street. Incorporated the remains of what is traditionally believed to have been a C.15/16 royal palace which may have been destroyed during the Civil War. O.S.A. No. SU75 SW13. | T. & C.P. Act C.A. |
SU 738 510 2013 37 |
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| Farmhouse |
Lodge Farmhouse. Believed to date from Tudor times. Built as one of the lodges of the deer-park attached to the palace of Odiham. Two mediaeval keys and a C.12/13 cooking pot have been found in the orchard. O.S.A. No. SU75 SW10. | T. & C.P. Act |
SU 736 525 2013 95 |
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| Charnel House (Pest House) |
South of All Saints churchyard. An old single storey building. Brick with tiled roof. Built to house sufferers from the plague. | T. & C.P. Act C.A. |
SU 740 508 2013 75 |
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