1 The watching brief on ground reduction and the excavation of foundation trenches for a new extension to the rear of the Clarendon Arms/Harrington’s Restautant recorded walling and part of ...
19th century walling and part of a modern quarry tile floor were recorded during the construction of a building extension. The walls were likely to have been part of a building shown on the 1905 OS map. The site lay immediately behind 38 Castle Hill, Kenilworth.
1 Here was the ‘Castle End’ pound. It was triangular in shape and part of the two N walls survive flanking the entrance path to a house in Borrow Well ...
The site of a pound used for penning livestock in the Imperial period. It was situated 50m north of the Police station, on the site of a modern hotel.
1 Smithy marked, 1923.
2 The building is still standing although it has been converted to a garage and is now called Forge Garage, Kenilworth.
The site of a forge which was in use from the Imperial through to the 20th century. The building has been converted to a garage and is situated at Mill End.
1 In 1870’s, Walter Lockhart was brick-maker here and was succeeded by Henry Hawkes. The pit reached a depth of over 100 foot and in 1920’s employed at least ...
The site of the Whitemoor Brickworks, which were marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1923. The brickworks was of Imperial and modern date. The site is now under housing and grass. The site is north of Lime Grove in Kenilworth.
1 The main part of the convent was known as Crackley Hall – it appears as such on the 1886 and 1923 OS maps and its ground plans are in ...
St Joseph's Convent School. The building, dating to the Imperial period, was originally called Crackley Hall, and was marked on the Ordnance Survey maps of 1886 and 1923. It became a school in 1945, and has since added a chapel. It is located east of Littleton Close.
1 Area marked with hachures and labelled ‘Old Gravel Pit’.
2 Nothing further discovered. The area is now arable.
The possible site of a quarry dating to the Imperial period and marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 as 'Old Gravel Pit'. It is located 700m south west of the cemetery, Kenilworth.
1 ‘Bulkington Brick Works’ marked.
2 No buildings are marked. The area is now partly garden and partly arable field, with no surface indication of the site.
The site of Bulkington brick/tile works. They date to the Imperial period, and are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The site is south west of Rounds Hill, Kenilworth.
1 The only reference to the Vicarage, presumably built in the 1850’s as it was attached to St John’s Church which was built in 1852, is on the 1886 OS ...
The site of the Vicarage built during the Imperial period and which is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. A housing estate now stands on this site, though when the Vicarage was demolished is not known. It was situated 400m west of the cricket ground, Kenilworth.
1 ‘Smithy’ marked.
2 The building is still standing as a domestic dwelling, but there is no sign of it having been a smithy.
The site of a forge which was in use during the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. A building still stands on the site though there is no obvious evidence that it was once a forge. It is located on Castle Hill.
1 A quarry is marked on the 1886 OS map. No further reference to it was found.
2 The land is now occupied by a modern house and garden.
The site of a quarry which was in use in the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The site has now built upon and is located off Love Lane, Kenilworth.
1 A group of buildings is labelled ‘Brick Works Kilns’.
2 No further information was forthcoming and there is no sign of the site now, the land being used as tennis ...
The site of brickworks from the Imperial period which are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. No surface evidence remains. The works were 300m north of Ladyes Hills, Kenilworth.
1 The only reference to this site is on the 1886 OS map where a sundial is marked as being in the grounds of a house called Parkfield which stood ...
A sundial once stood within the grounds of a house that stood on this site. The house has now been demolished but it, and the sundial, are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The sundial was situated at Park Hill, Kenilworth.
1 ‘Saw Mill’ marked.
2 There is no sign of the building now, a modern house/garden stands on the site.
The site of a saw mill which was in use during the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. On the site there now stands a modern house and garden. The mill was located 100m north of the castle.
1 ‘Smithy’ marked.
2 The land is now a modern house and garden.
The site of a forge in use during the Imperial period and which is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. A modern house and garden now stand on the site which is situated 100m north of the castle.
1 On the 1905 OS map, an area centred on the above NGR is recorded as being the ‘Old Sand Pit’.
2 Nothing further was discovered about the site, but one ...
The site of a quarry which was in use during the Imperial period and which is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905 as 'Old Sand Pit'. Earthworks are still visible at the site, which is situated 300m east of Abbey Fields.
1 ‘Saw Mill’ marked.
2 Nothing remains of the building and the area is now the back garden of a couple of houses.
The site of a saw mill which was in use during the Imperial period and which is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. The rear gardens of modern houses now occupy the site that is situated 100m south of The Common, off Dalehouse Lane, Kenilworth.
1 A building is shown here on a 1781 Estate map, and two pieces of land immediately adjoining and behind it are called ‘Workhouse Close’ and ‘Workhouse Land’.
2 The South ...
The site of the workhouse which housed the poor of the parish during the Imperial period. A building and two fields called 'Workhouse Close' and 'Workhouse Land' are marked on an Estate Map of 1781. The probable remains of the workhouse were revealed during excavation at The Blundells, Albion Street, Kenilworth.
1 Field called Marlpit meadow.
2 No evidence now for the site, which is under crop.
The possible site of a quarry which is marked as Marlpit Meadow on an estate map of 1830. It was located 500m south west of the football ground, Kenilworth.
1 ‘Brickkiln close’ marked.
2 There are no indications of the site today.
The site of brick/tile works from the Imperial period, which are indicated on an estate map of 1886. No surface evidence survives. The site was 200m northeast of Victoria Spinney, Kenilworth.
1 A house with outbuildings is shown and the fields behind are labelled: 1: House, Malthouse, Yards, Garden and 2 Malthouse Close.
2 The building no longer exists and the site ...
The site of a malt house which is marked on an estate map of 1820 along with a house, a yard and gardens plus two fields called 'Malthouse close'. The library now occupies the site in Smalley Place, Kenilworth.
1 Kenilworth had two pounds (see PRN 3253). This one was on the S side of the High Street.
2 The pound is still standing. Set back off the front of ...
A pound which was used for penning livestock during the Imperial period. It is located on the south side of the High Street in Kenilworth.
1 At one time the old stocks were placed near the junction of School Lane and Bridge Street. According to a local man, they were in the playground in front ...
The site of stocks, in which the offender's wrists and/or ankles were held as a punishment. They dated to the Imperial period, and were located at the junction of Bridge Street and School Lane, Kenilworth. They were later moved to Borrowell Lane.
1 When the stocks were removed from Bridge Street, they were placed in Borrowell Lane, opposite the pound. This was apparently for two reasons: the large increase in traffic ...
The site of stocks, in which an offender's wrists and/or ankles were held as a punishment. These stocks, which dated to the Imperial period were earlier sited in Bridge Street. This site was in Smalley Place in front of the Police Station.
1 Virtually all the roads out of Kenilworth in the 19th century were turnpike roads: Drew seems to remember “a toll-gate type structure at the Brays end of the Tilt-yard, ...
The possible site of a toll gate which was in use during the Imperial period where travellers paid the toll for using the toll road. It was situated on Castle Road, Kenilworth.