Information for record number MWA12738:
Outfarm at Tithe Farm, Montilo Lane, Harborough Magna

Summary Open fronted animal sheds with troughs. Evidence for mechincal fodder processing. Store for feed or hay. 19th century.
What Is It?  
Type: Barn
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
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Grid Reference: SP 49 81
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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1 photographic record prior to conversion shows that the agricultural buildings were associated with a livestock farm - probably cattle.
2 Buildings are shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: Photographic Record of agricultural buildings at Tithe Farm, Montilo lane, Harborough magna, Warwickshrie
Author/originator: Bilton Design and Build
Date: 2009
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 1st edition 6" to 1 mile
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey (Digital)
Date: 1884-1892
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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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monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument TROUGH * A narrow, open container, usually where food or water for animals is put. Use specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument AGRICULTURAL BUILDING * A building used for an agricultural and/or subsistence purpose. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ANIMAL SHED * A building in which animals are housed. For non agricultural use see ANIMAL HOUSE and narrow terms in RECREATIONAL class. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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