1 The junction of the Coventry Canal (1768) and the Oxford Canal (1769) has several features of interest: The engine house was erected in 1821 to house the very ...
Hawkesbury Junction Engine House, a pump house whose function was to maintain the water level. The engine house is still largely intact. These were built during the Imperial period and were situated at the junction of the Oxford and Coventry canals.
1 This is a small cantilevered ‘split’ bridge at the junction of the Stratford Canal with the connecting link to the Grand Union Canal. Depot: Group of single storey, ...
Kingswood Junction comprising a cantilevered canal bridge, workshop buildings and a lock keepers house, all dating from the Imperial period. It is situated 400m west of Kingswood Bridge.
1 An imposing pumping station built by the Birmingham Waterworks in 1885 to house a pair of magnificent James Watt and Co compound bull engines.
Whitacre Heath Pumphouse which was built during the Imperial period. It was situated 75m east of Cottage Lane, Nether Whitacre Heath.
1 Large factory c.1880 representing last phase of needle manufacture in the Alcester/Studley area. A building of three storeys, 20 by 5 bay, red brick structure. Has tall ...
Minerva Needle Works, a factory where needles were manufactured during the Imperial period. It was situated in the area of Priory Road, Alcester.
1 The two terrraces of 4 units each of weavers houses mentioned by Pevsner have mostly gone. Only this single example remains.
The site of Weavers Cottages, two terraced buildings where weavers lived during the Imperial period. Only one of the terraced cottages remains and is situated on Mill Street, Bedworth.
1 Built 1778. Had four common sails, boat cap and pairs of stones. Driven by steam 1854. Converted to water tower and heightened in 1884 and to a house in ...
A windmill built during the Imperial period. It was converted to a water tower in 1884, and then to a house in 1974/5. It is sited to the west of Tainter's Hill, Ladyes Hills.
1 Fellmongery Works: formerly Nuneaton Wool and Leather Co. established in 1864 by J F Johnson to make chamois leather cloths. Now Union Wool and Leather. Assorted buildings mostly of ...
Fellmongery Works, a leather factory that was built during the Imperial period. It was situated on Church Street, Nuneaton.
1 Salvage recording of the site revealed no Medieval remains, but a large irregular shaped area was found in the north western area of the development site. This was filled ...
Archaeological work revealed evidence of waterlogged deposits. They suggested that the site was used as a wheelwrights workshop during the Imperial period. It was situated in Broad Street, Brinklow.
1 Marked on the OS 1st Edition 32 NE (1886).
2 A watching brief on the site revealed limited evidence of a smithy. Only 3 fragments of iron-containing slag were found ...
The site of a blacksmiths workshop which dates to at least the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The site is located at Haseley Green.
1 Manufactory known as the Marble Yard built in 1625. Not known what was manufactured specifically as source document more interested in charting the social and economic history of ...
The site of a factory, known as the Marble Yard, which built in the Post Medieval period. The site was subsequently converted into a house. The site covers an area north west of Wavey Tree Drive and Mallory Drive and is now covered with industrial buildings
1 A Post Medieval dump deposit found during excavation. It contained cattle horn cores and reused timber planks, possibly from tanning activity.
The possible site of a tannery, where animal hides were turned into leather. It is indicated by a dump deposit of Post Medieval material. The deposit was found in Market Place, Alcester.
1 OS 1st edition map shows the location of a gasworks.
2 A small gas works on the edge of the village near the Wolverton Road. The gasworks were constructed ...
The site of Snitterfield Hall Gas Works. Gas was made here for domestic use from the Imperial period onwards. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 and is situated 100m south of the cricket ground, Snitterfield.
1 Archaeological evaluation of Cox’s Timber Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon gives a history of the timber yard which states that the land was leased to Richard Greaves in 1831 from the Stratford ...
The site of Cox's Timber Yard, which was in operation from the Imperial period until its closure in 1991, is marked as a timber wharf on the 1851 Board of Health Plan. It has been converted into a museum and other attractions and is located to the west of Clopton Bridge, Stratford.
1 Excavation in advance of destruction by the M40. The main part of the excavation covers a row of buildings along the N side of a street, running E-W ...
The site of a Medieval deserted settlement at Dassett Southend. The settlement was excavated and the first buildings on the site date from the 13th century. The site was located 100m north west of the chapel at Little Dassett.
1 Smithy marked.
2 This remains in use as a dustbin shelter and workshop for the adjoining houses. Roof timbers and old stable half door.
Lea Marston Smithy, a forge which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated in Lea Marston.
1 1964: Part of a building was uncovered.
2 1965: Excavation continued on a heated drying shed associated with pottery kilns. Building was 5.8m by 3.6m externally, surrounded by rough stone ...
The site of a drying shed associated with pottery production. The building was excavated and was found to date to the Roman period. It was situated 450m north west of Crab Tree Farm, Mancetter.
1 1964: A Roman glass-making furnace was discovered but not fully excavated.
2 Clay-lined, 65 cm by 53 cm and 25 cm deep. It had been cut into an earlier feature. ...
The site of a glass works dating to the Roman period. The site was situated 450m north west of Crab Tree Farm, Mancetter.
1 In 1670 a corn mill (PRN 1035) was demolished and an iron forge built by Francis Watts. The iron was brought to the mill by barges on the River ...
The site of an iron works dating to the Post Medieval period. It is situated 100m south east of Clifford Chamber's bridge.
1 Large circular areas of dark organic soil 9m in diameter. Two of these patches occurring within the motorway corridor were sectioned and in both cases natural marl occurred at ...
Several charcoal burners sites of unknown date which were used for making pure carbon. They are situated 100m west of Daniels Wood.
1 Site of smithy marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a blacksmiths workshop which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated on Tamworth Road, Fillongley.
1 Smithy marked on 1886 map.
The site of a forge which was in use during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was situated on Albion Street, Kenilworth.
Gas works on Dalehouse Lane.
1 Gas works marked on 1886 map.
The site of gas works where gas was produced for domestic use during the Imperial period. The works are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886, and were located in the area of Dalehouse Lane, Kenilworth.
1 Smithy marked on 1886 map.
The site of a blacksmiths workshop where iron was worked during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 as a smithy. It was situated 200m south west of The Green, Long Itchington.
1 Victoria Engineering Works, Rugby, marked on 1923 map.
The site of Victoria Engineering Works, which is of modern date. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1923. The engineering works was situated 200m north east of Avenue Road, Rugby.