Hampshire Treasures

Volume 6 ( East Hampshire)

Description and Date	Remarks	Protection	Grid Ref. and Punchcard No.
Group E - Street Patterns, Street Furniture and Open Spaces
Local Open Space	The Plestor. Situated between St. Mary's Church and The Street. Ground given to villagers in 1270 by Sir Adam De Gurdon a former Lord of the Manor. Scene of yearly Summer Fair until end of the C.18.	C.A. N.P. Act A.O.N.B.	SU 740 337 1616 70
Village Pound (Site)	Grange Farm Cottage. No trace remains.	N. P. Act A.O.N.B.	SU 736 339 1616 82
Group F - Historical or Literary Associations
Tithe Barn	Grange Farm. The Court Leet and Court Baron of Selborne held here from mediaeval times until 1925 when copyhold tenure was abolished. President and Bursar of Magdalen College, Oxford, came once a year to hold Manorial Courts in Great Tithe Barn.	T. & C.P. Act C.A. N.P. Act A.O.N.B.	SU 737 339 1616 81
Cottages (6)	Fishers Buildings, Gracious Street. Former poor- house, famous in economic history when sacked by the 'Selborne Mob' in 1830. Ref: 1. A Selborne Handbook, (Scott). Ref: 2. Gilbert White and his Selborne, (Rye). Ref: 3. Trouble at Selborne, (Sunderland).	T. & C. P. Act C.A. N.P. Act A.O.N.B.	SU 736 338 1616 16
Building	The Wakes Museum. Famous as the home of Gilbert White and now endowed as a memorial to the Father of English Natural History. Also houses the Oates Memorial Library, formed in memory of Captain Oates, who gave his life for his fellow members of Captain Scott's Antartic Expedition.	T. & C.P. Act C.A. N.P. Act A.O.N.B.	SU 740 336 1616 04