Information for record number MWA13237:
Site of Phoenix Inn, Church Street, Atherstone

Summary Site of Phoenix Inn, Church Street, Atherstone.
What Is It?  
Type: Inn
Period: Modern (1800 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Atherstone
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 97
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Level of Protection Local
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3 Site of Phoenix Inn, Church Street, Atherstone. Historic Inn recorded on Pigot's, F. White and Co.'s, and Victuallers' databases, the latter shows it in existence in 1801. Situated on the west side of Church Street, within the medieval settlement area. Buildings to the rear.
4 The Building has been recorded in advance of redevelopment of parts of Church Street, and the Phoenix Yard behind, in Atherstone. The portion of No 14 Church Street appears to be an altered ealy 19th century red brick Building, laid in Flemish bond. It is two storeys and below a gabled roof. The ground floor includes an early 20th century shop front with chamfered timber pilasters, entablature and tall bipartite windows to either side of a double door. This Building has undergone a number of alterations, including windows, staircase and fireplace openings. At the rear of the block of Building a block of early to mid-19th century brick has been identified. The rear blocks behind the street frontage Buildings are thought to be of mid-19th century date. The main block of this range is also two storey, red brick laid in Flemish stretcher bond and with a pitched plain tile roof. The doorway has a segmental arch head and contains a plank door blocked on the interior. The eastern window is a four-light wooden casement. The western end window has been blocked. Other alterations of 20th century date are noted. One of the blocks of Building in the rear ranges appears to be a former workshop or kitchen. Another block in this section appears to be a mid- or later 19th century infill block of similar construction to the others. This has also been somewhat altered in its interior, as well as with corrugated asbestos roof sheeting, which may have been in part as a storehouse.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Pigot and Co.'s Royal National and Commercial Topography and Directory of the Counties of Nottinghamshire Rutland Shropshire Staffordshire Warwickshire Westmorland Worcestershire Yorkshire Wales.
Author/originator: Pigot & Co.
Date: 1828-29
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: 10 to 16 Church Street and Phoenix yard, Atherstone, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Kelleher S & Tyler R
Date: 2008
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 1846
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Victuallers Database 1801 - 1828 Victuallers Database, 1801 to 1828
Author/originator: Warwickshire County Record Office
Date: 1801 - 1828
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: F. White and Co.'s Warwickshire Directory 1874
Author/originator: F. White and Co.
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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 Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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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 YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument SHOP * A house or building where goods are made or prepared and displayed for sale and sold. Use more specific type where known. back
monument COMMERCIAL * This is the top term for the class. See COMMERCIAL Class list for narrow terms. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. 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 FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument KITCHEN * A building or room where food is prepared and cooked. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument STOREHOUSE * A building in which goods or items are stored. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WORKSHOP * A building or room used for small scale manufacture. Use more specific term where possible. back

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