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by Hugh Pihlens

41 High Street "Cameo House"
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Summary

Earliest information: 1814
Original estate:
Common Rights?  Yes
Date of current building:
Listed?   No

Thumbnail History

The schoolmaster's house for the National School – clad in Bath Stone c.1814.

Description of property

 

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41 High Street, Feb 2007

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Children outside the National School, c1908

Timeline:

1781 (CL) ?41: John Day
1807 (CL) ?41: John Day

1814 National School established (see 42 HS below). 41 HS was refurbished for the head master – clad in Bath stone.

1847 (CL) Churchwardens of Hungerford (own); Joseph Hoskins for National School
1851 (CS) Joseph Hoskyns (30), National Schoolmaster
1861 (CL) Churchwardens of Hungerford (own); "National School"
1867 (NH) (D/P 71) Schoolmaster's House adjoining National School on west side of High Street and extending to Back Lane on west, on north dwelling house owned by Mrs Townsend and occupied by Fred Rosier, on south dwelling house owned by George Rosier and occupied by him. [These correspond to nos.  40 and 43/44 – see Rosier]
1896 (CL) Churchwardens of Hungerford (own); James Newhook (occ)
1914 (CL) Churchwardens of Hungerford (own); James Newhook (occ)
1932 (QR) Churchwardens (Newhook) "Formerly School and House formerly Trustees of National School"
1939 (Blacket's) R.D. Newhook, journalist and insurance
- Miss M.D. Newhook, private secretarial and music copying
1947-1963 (CL) Robert Douglas Newhook ("School House")
1968-1976 (CL) Void (Cameo House)

1977 Mrs King opened Cameo House - hairdressers
1983 (CL) Francis Henry Simpson (Cameo House)
1984 (CL) Francis Henry Simson
1985 (CL) Francis Henry Simson
in 1993 Mrs Margaret King, hairdressers
- Mr G.H. Parsons, chiropodist
- Mr David Lloyd, osteopath
2000 (CL) Margaret Ann King
2005 (CL) Margaret Ann King
Aug 2007  Cameo House celebrated 30 years business.
2011 (CL) Margaret Ann King

See also:
- National School

Updated: 10.5.2011

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