Object number
93/46
Creator
Description
A conical roof ventilator made of galvanised iron and with a wooden tip. It was made by Hawkes & Sons of High Street, Reading, and dates from the 1920s. Until 1993 the ventilator was used on the roof of a Victorian cowhouse at Highfield Farm, part of the Wargrave Manor Estate until 1953, and was removed when the cowhouse was being converted into industrial units.
Physical description
Roof ventilator: iron, wood
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: ROOF VENTILATOR // Accession number: 93/46 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 7.9.93 // Description: Conical galvanised iron roof ventilator. Grey colour – wooden tip damaged. Date: 1920’s. // Made by: HAWKES & SONS // HIGH STREET // READING (plaque on side of ventilator) // Dimensions: Height: 154.0 cm Width of square base: 46.0 cm // Associated information: Until 1993 this ventilator was on the roof of a Victorian cowhouse at Highfield Farm. The cowhouse is now being converted to light industrial units. // Highfield Farm was once part of the Wargrave Manor Estate until 1953 when it was sold to the then tenant, Mr. R. Bush.’
Production place
High Street [Reading]
Production date
1920-01-01 - 1929-12-31
Production period
1920s
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Material
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16772.tif - High resolution image
