Information for record number MWA12996:
Vero Works, Atherstone

Summary Vero Works, hat factory. Established in the late 1950s.
What Is It?  
Type: Hat Factory
Period: Modern (1856 AD - 1950 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Atherstone
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 97
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

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2 recording of the cast iron roof structure of part of the hat factory building. The structure dates to the late 19th century or early 20th century.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: Archaeological Recording of a cast-iron roof structure at the former Vero Works, Station Street, Atherstone, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Sutherland Z
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2741
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: West Midlands Archaeology Vol 52
Author/originator: CBA West Midlands
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 52
   
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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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument HAT FACTORY * A factory where hats are manufactured. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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