1 Convent and school marked.
2 School, RC Church and Convent marked.
3 Still in use.
A Roman Catholic church, convent and school that date to the Imperial period. They are marked on the the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. They are situated in Monks Kirby.
1 ‘Brick works’ and kiln marked.
2 Two modern cottages stand on the site, but the quite massive escarpment from the surface-worked quarry exists to the rear of them.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. The brickworks is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 and remains of the site are visible as an earthwork. It was situated 1km north of Monks Kirby.
1 Post mill. Mill Lane, large mound. Transferred from Spon End, Coventry, 1776. Ceased 19th century.
2 Mill marked.
3 Mill mound marked.
4 The mound now stands in the garden of the ...
The site of a post mill, a windmill mounted on a post. It dates back to at least the Imperial period. It is marked on an estate map of 1791. The mound on which the windmill stood is visible as an earthwork. The site is located on Miller's Lane, Monks Kirby.
1 ‘Brick Kiln Close’ marked.
2 No sign of this site exists now.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. The brickworks is marked on a tithe award of 1842. It was situated 200m north west of Bond End, Monks Kirby.
1 On the 1886 6″ OS map a large-ish earthwork centered on the above NGR is labelled ‘Sand Pit’; on more recent maps it has lost its label, but it ...
The site of a quarry that dates back to at least the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The quarry was situated 500m north east of Monks Kirby.
1 On the 1842 tithe map, two fields are called Small Lime Pits, and Lime Pits, while a much smaller field to the south is called Nearer Lime Pits: a ...
The possible site of a limestone quarry dating back to at least the Imperial period. The quarry is marked on a tithe award map of 1842. The site is located 1km north east of Monks Kirby.
1 On the 1886 6″ OS map, an earthwork at the above NGR is labelled “Old Sand Pit”.
2 Also on 1905 OS map.
3 It still exists now as a quite ...
The site of a quarry which dates back to at least the Imperial period. The quarry is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 and is visible as an earthwork. It is situated 400m north west of Cabbage Clump.
1 During the latter part of 1961, the A5 over Bransford Bridge was widened, necessitating the demolition of the old bridge: the work was apparently watched with keen interest due ...
The site of Bransford Bridge, a bridge dating to the Imperial period. It was demolished when the road was widened during the 1960s. The bridge was situated 200m north west of Bransford Spinney.
1 Two fields adjoining these earthworks are marked on the 1842 tithe map as Satchwells Close w/Sand Pit and Sand Hill.
2 The quarry still exists as a substantial pit in ...
The site of a quarry that dates back to at least the Imperial period. It is marked on a tithe award map of 1842 and is also visible as an earthwork. The site is located 200m north west of the church at Monks Kirby.
1 ‘Brick Kiln Close’ marked.
2 The field now contains no surface indications of the site.
The possible site of a brickworks dating back to at least the Imperial period. The brickworks is marked on a tithe award map of 1842. It was situated 200m south of Long Spinney.
1 Fields labelled ‘Long Brick Close/Near Brick Close’ and ‘Middle Brick Close/Far Brick Close’.
2 No evidence of the site was discerned during field work.
The possible site of a brickworks dating back to at least the Imperial period. The site is suggested by documentary evidence. It is located on the south side of the Lutterworth Road.
1 A circular wooded area surrounded by pasture land is labelled ‘icehouse and plantation’.
2 It is still there and in quite good condition. It is an artificial mound on top ...
An icehouse, a structure built partly underground and used for the storage of ice in warmer weather. It was built during the Imperial period. The icehouse is still standing and it is marked on a tithe map of 1842. It is situated 300m west of Burton Pool Wood.
1 Newnham Paddox, the seat of the Earls of Denbigh, was so much altered about 1875 that architecturally it can only be called a fine modern house.
2 Now demolished. An ...
The site of Newnham Paddox Mansion, a country house that was built during the Imperial period. It was later demolished and replaced with a modern house. It was situated in Newnham Paddox Park.
1 There is a chapel attached to the mansion which was opened for Roman Catholic worship for the first time in 1866 and two years later was formally constituted a ...
The site of a Roman Catholic chapel that was built during the Imperial period. It was associated with Newnham Paddox mansion but was later demolished. The chapel was situated in the area of Newnham Paddox.
1 On the 1886 OS map a building at this grid reference is labelled as “Presbytery”.
2 Also referred to as “Presbytery” on the 1905 OS map.
3 On the 1968 OS ...
Park Cottage which was built during the Imperial period. The Ordnance Survey map of 1905 suggests that this may once have been a priests house associated with the chapel at Newnham Paddox. The cottage is situated west of Newnham Paddox Park.
1 A turnpike or toll road established between 1750 and 1751. First Act 1754-5.
A toll road that was in use during the Imperial period. Travellers had to pay a toll to use the road. It ran from Coventry to Market Harborough.
1 Street Ashton House garden, Monks Kirby, Rugby.
Lovie reports paddock park, pleasure grounds with lawns ans shrubbery planting, kitchen garden and orchard.
Pleasure grounds, paddock, kitchen garden and orchard.
Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie
1 Arch Eval recovered no evidence of Medieval activity. The only recorded features were the remains of a 19th century field boundary, which may have had earlier origins.
The remains of a field boundary dating to the Imperial period were found during an excavation. The field boundary was situated in the area of Brockhurst Lane, Monks Kirby.