Introduction

Welcome to this website about our house: Monks Chambers in Thatcham. Here you will find details of the house, its construction and its history as well as a waeth of other information related to old buildings. The site is intended to be a tribute and reference to one of the oldest houses in the town of Thatcham, West Berkshire.

HELP: To navigate around this site, please either use the popup menus to the left to find a specific section and page, or just click on one of the main menu items (ignoring the popops) and follow the 'Forward to' links on each page to move through the section in a logical order.

Monks Chambers (2002), Church Lane Side (east facing)

Monks Chambers was purchased by Chris Turner and Lynn Martin in October 2001. Over the years the house has been subject to much change from its original state. Many of these changes have been subtle and sympathetic, some have been large and drastic and others have been totally out of keeping with the property. Our aim is to restore the building back to its full glory, while at the same time accepting that many of the changes made are part of the history of the property and should not be reversed or corrected.

Monks Chambers (2002), Parking Area Side (south facing)

Please have a good look around the site. There is lots of information about the house. However, there is also a wealth of general information on the materials and building techniques used to construct similar buildings. We are also building sections documenting the history of Thatcham and, in particular, the history of Church Lane.

Monks Chambers (2002), Rear Side (west facing)

We are constantly learning about the house, its history and methods of construction. If you spot any errors or have other information that we may find useful then please let us know. Send emails to chris@skipoles.co.uk.