Warwickshire Museum’s collections consist of items either from our county or with a strong local connection.
Compton Verney
A particular item of interest shown to me from the collection was part of ...
1 Medieval building, has a pair of crucks in each gable end, one pair exposed in the north end, and the other showing inside. The east front is later ...
Woodbine Cottage, a Medieval timber-framed building. It is located 900m east of Duke Bridge, on Coleshill Road.
1 Woodcote garden, Leek Wootton.
Lovie reports parkland with boundary planting, 2 lakes, 2 drives, villa-style pleasure grounds with terrace, kitchen garden.
House became County Police HQ 1949; building extended, some new ...
Villa-style pleassure ground with terrae, kitchen garden, parkland, 2 lakes. Becamse Country Police HQ; some new structures in grounds.Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
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 A homestead moat, surrounding a raised central area, now covered by fir trees. There are signs of masonry within the enclosed area. The moat is waterfilled and its general ...
A moat, a wide ditch surrounding a building. It is Medieval in date and is visible as an earthwork. The moat is situated 1km west of Caldecote.
1 The Clopton estate was one of a number envisaged and developed by the Stratford Borough Council for social housing in the inter-war years and, especially, in the post-World War ...
The Clopton estate was one of a number envisaged and developed by the Stratford Borough Council for social housing in the inter-war years and, especially, in the post-World War II period. Inaugurated in 1929, the estate was expanded significantly from 1946 on. The houses were erected in accordance with an undertaking dated 26th August 1947 and being completed in late 1950 and early 1951. The houses are unusual on the estate being of 'non-traditional', pre-fabricated construction, to a standard design by the company of Unity Structures Ltd. of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Planning permission for the demolition of the buildings to allow for the erection of 15 new-build homes was approved in June 2013.
Woodwards
My mother worked at Woodwards, Eva Jones she was then. She was born in 1901 so I suppose she was working there when she was about 16 or 17. She ...
1 Behind Wootton Hall is a dovecote “ancient and built of stone”
2 Rubble dovecote with timber frame exposed in the gable ends, lantern.
3 Building extant, in good condition.
4 Dovecote number ...
Wootton Hall Dovecote, a building used for the breeding and housing of doves or pigeons. It dates to the Post Medieval period, and is situated 300m north east of the church at Wootton Wawen.
1 A cast iron trough aqueduct resting on brick piers and abutments. It carries the Stratford on Avon Canal over the main Stratford-Birmingham road (A34). It was built ...
The site of Wootton Wawen aqueduct, a structure to carry the canal over the road. It was built in the Imperial period. The aqueduct is built of cast iron and is situated 600m south east of the church, Wootton Wawen.
