1 A group of five wooden piles were recovered from the north bank of the Avon from works relating to the construction of the Barford Bypass in 2006/7. Two of ...
Five wooden piles discovered during works for construction of Barford Bypass. Possible associated with a fish weir or bank revetment, they remain undated.
1 Adjacent to the Stratford Road on the site now occupied by Oldhams Transport Company.
The site of gas works where gas was produced during the Imperial period. The site is adjacent to the Stratford Road, Barford.
1 There was an icehouse at Barford Hill, but unfortunately it was demolished some years ago. This house was used as recently as 1929, when the gardener helped ...
The site of an icehouse, a structure built partially underground. It would have been used during the Post Medieval/Imperial period to store ice during the warmer months. The site lies 400m north of Clock Cottage.
1 Wasperton village is sited just off the main road. The village proceeds by a series of zigzags to a dead end at Manor Farm. The modern road is probably ...
The line of an undated road which once passed through the village of Wasperton. It was probably the main route between Barford and Hampton Lucy before the modern road was constructed. The village road is now a dead end, but a footpath still follows part of the route.
1 Chancel, N transeptal organ chamber and vestry, nave, N and S aisles, S porch, and W tower. The tower dates from the end of the 14th century; ...
The Church of St Peter dates to the Medieval period but was largely rebuilt in 1844. It stands in Barford.
1 The gasworks was established in 1872 and in 1874 it is described as consisting of one gasholder and three retorts.
2 Shown on the 1886 Ordnance Survey 1st ed. ...
The site of gas works, where gas was produced for domestic use during the Imperial period. It was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It closed down in 1920. The site is 200m south west of Sandy Way, Barford.
1 Four trial trenches were excavated. Observation was subsequently carried out during topsoil stripping in the south-west of the development and during excavation of the foundation trenches for two ...
Post-medieval features, including an 18th century wall, an earlier well, and a 19th century outbuilding, were recorded close to the street frontage of Wellesbourne Road, Barford.
1 Turnpike road, established by Acts of 1779 onwards. Part of a route from Leicester, the original Acts for which were passed in 1753-4, but which proved too unwieldy to ...
A toll road running from Warwick to Paddle Brook. Travellers would have had to pay a toll to use the road during the Imperial period.
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The icehouse at Watchbury House is not true to type, and there may be some doubt as to its original purpose. It is oblong in plan, measuring ...
An icehouse dating to the Imperial period. Its unusual construction suggests that it may originally have been built for a different purpose, perhaps for curing and salting meat. It is situated 300m north east of the cemetery, Barford.
Interviewee: I remember seeing other big blockbusters at other cinemas. The Ritz particularly was the last one to close in Nuneaton, wasn’t it?
Interviewer 1: Yeah
Interviewee: I remember going to see Jaws ...
Two charming semi-detached homes stand in Bates Lane in Tanworth-in-Arden. They are 19th century almshouses founded in 1871.
The buildings
The buildings are of red brick with tile-hung gables and decorated bargeboards. ...
1 1965: Excavation revealed storage pits of two types – perhaps Neolithic. Aerial photographs show an oval cluster of small pits, over twenty in number. On excavation the basic features ...
A pit cluster was excavated and was found to be a series of stake holes and gullies. These are believed to represent one oval building and part of a rectangular building. The site may be Neolithic in date and is located 300m northwest of Bushey Hill.
Interviews with John Gardner, Terry Westwood, John Harris, Paul Hunt, Paul Stanforth and Roger Beard on working the Geoff and Brian Healey.
John Gardner had various jobs at the Cape Works ...
In 1547 AD C105, C106 and C107 appear to have been one burgage called the ‘garret houses’ with a rent of 4d. The abuttals suggest that this comprised the whole block ...