1 Photograph of windmill.
2 The photograph shows a conical brick tower, capped with an ‘onion’ dome, with four sails to be covered with canvas. There is no fantail visible, and ...
The site of a windmill dating to the Imperial period. It was situated on Lammas Hill.
1 The site of a celluloid factory marked on the OS map of 1906, 27NE 2nd edition.
2 The Warwickshire Industrial Society drew attention to the site during a telephone call.
The site of a celluloid factory marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906. It dates from the Imperial period and is situated in the Business Park.
1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the ‘Cold War’, and the increased threat of ...
A Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Wolston. Monitoring Posts were to be used in the modern period to report nuclear bursts and to monitor fall-out. The post is located at the intersection of the Fosse and Dyer's Lane.
1 Pound marked in 1905.
Site of a pound which would have been used for penning animals in the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. The pound was located on School Street, Wolston.
1 Smithy marked.
2 This is no longer a smithy, but seems to house a small light-engineering business.
The site of a forge, where wrought iron was made during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. The forge was located on School Street, Wolston.
1 The 1905 Ordnance Survey map of the area shows in detail a series of depressions and hollows around this point, this is probably the result of quarrying.
2 Quarrying likely ...
Several quarry pits are visible as earthworks. They may date to the Imperial period or earlier. They are situated 1km east of Knightlow Hill.
1 Three 5m diameter circular cropmarks that are possibly bomb craters seen on aerial photographs 100m northwest of “Meadowside”.
Three 5m diameter circular cropmarks that are possibly bomb craters can be seen on aerial photographs 100m northwest of "Meadowside".
12Brandon Hall garden, Brandon Hall, Wolston, Rugby.
Situated on the north bank fo the Avon at Brandon, developed as a cottage ornee to designs by Robert Lugar in 1809. Lodge to ...
Pleasure grounds with drive and walks, parkland, large kitchen garden and orchards. Hotel since 1950.
Recommended for inclusion on the Local List (key site) by Lovie.
1 Brandon Silk Mill garden, Brandon Silk Mill, Wolston, Rugby.
Lovie reports the house was demolished C20th and trees surviving from garden. He comments that 1792 Eagle Plan clearly shows ornamental ...
House demolished C20th.Area of pleasure grounds, pond, vegetable garden and orchard.
1 Priory Hill garden, Wolston, Rugby.
Lovie reports villa pleasure grounds with walks, shrubberies, drive and lodge.
Adjacent to railway line.
Now a social club; some planting remains with much modern planting.
Lovie recommends ...
Pleausre grounds with walks and shrubberies. Some planting remains.
1 Ryton Gardens, Wolston, Rugby.
Headquarters of Henry Doubleday Research Association. Gardens demonstrate organic gardening methods; orchard; herbs; herbaceous, rose and shrub gardens; ponds.
Note: Renamed ‘Garden Organic’ in 2005.
Headquarters of Henry Doubleday Research Association. Renamed Garden Organic in 2005.
Orchard, fruit, herbs, vegetables, herbaceous, shrubs. All demonstrate organic gardening methods.
Recommended for inclusion in Local List by Lovie.
1 This is located off Willenhall Lane, Brandon. A Bourne print shows a 15 fine arch masonry viaduct with nine wide elliptically headed arches. Flanked by battlemented buttresses ...
Avon Viaduct, a railway viaduct that was built during the Imperial period. It is situated to the south of Brandon.