Information for record number MWA12653:
Horton Crescent

Summary Oval grass enclosed by low holly hedge and lime trees around edge of site. Designed urban space and setting for surrounding mid and late 19th century villas and houses. Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
What Is It?  
Type: Public Park
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 50 74
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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2 Horton Crescent, Rugby. Lovie reports an oval of grass where roads converge from the W and N. Grass enclosed by low holly hedge. Regular planting of lime around edge of site. site originally had more conifers. Central space within the Crescent laid out with perimeter planting of trees, three circular areas of lawn separated by walks, and a number of specimen trees and shrubs. Horton Cresent - known as Duke's Oval c. 1887 - forms a designed urban space and setting for the surrounding mid and late 19th century villas and houses. Lovie comments that the site remained in good condition at the time of his survey (1996/7).
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (North Warwickshire, Nuneaton & Bedworth, Rugby)
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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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 Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument URBAN SPACE * Areas within the urban environment with their surfaces open to the sky, that have been consciously acquired or publicly regulated to serve urban shaping function, in addition others may provide recreational opportunities. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument VILLA * A term for a type of house, with varying definitions according to period. Roman villas were high-status and usually associated with a rural estate, whereas Georgian and later period villas were often semi-detached, town houses. back
monument CRESCENT * A row of houses whose facade in plan follows the concave arc of a circle or ellipse, eg. The Royal Crescent, Bath. back
monument HEDGE * Usually a row of bushes or small trees planted closely together to form a boundary between pieces of land or at the sides of a road. back
monument LAWN * A flat, and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass, attached to a house. back
monument PUBLIC PARK * A park for the use of the public for entertainment and relaxation. back

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