Information for record number MWA10318:
Covered walkway at Stoneleigh Abbey

Summary The remains of stone foundations for a covered walkway linking the stables and riding school to the main house. Designed by C S Smith in 1818. Demolished mid 20th century.
What Is It?  
Type: Covered Way
Period: Modern (1818 AD - 1950 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stoneleigh
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Stone foundations for a covered walkway were recorded in the garden to the east of the main house. The walkway was designed by C S Smith in 1818 to link the main house to the stables and riding school.
2 Summary of a series of watching briefs carried out at Stoneleigh Abbey, in 1999. Topsoil stripping for a new area of car parking, to the south-east of the main gateway, revealed the remains of the early 19th century ‘covered way’ that ran between the stables and the East Wing. The remains consisted of a series of six Stone plinths running parallel to the garden wall. This ‘covered way’ was designed by Smith in 1818, utilising the existing garden wall to the east. The walkway was 1.95m wide and was originally faced with a series of Tudorstyle arches in a similar design to that of the stable block.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation of oil-pipe trenching at Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Coutts C
Date: 2006
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: West Midlands Archaeology Vol 42
Author/originator:
Date: 1999
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 42
   
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument RIDING SCHOOL * A school for instruction in the art of horsemanship. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument GATEWAY * A substantial structure supporting or surrounding a gate. May be ornate or monumental, and have associated structures such as lodges, tollbooths, guard houses etc. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument COVERED WAY * A path that is roofed over. back
monument STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back
monument GARDEN WALL * A stone or brick wall either in, or enclosing, a garden. back

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